3
At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof?
4
A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
5
Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.
6
He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
7
From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.