Ben Sira 43:10-20

10 At the command of the Holy One they stand as ordered, they never relax in their watches.
11 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him who made it, exceedingly beautiful in its brightness.
12 It encircles the heaven with its glorious arc; the hands of the Most High have stretched it out.
13 By his command he sends the driving snow and speeds the lightnings of his judgment.
14 Therefore the storehouses are opened, and the clouds fly forth like birds.
15 In his majesty he amasses the clouds, and the hailstones are broken in pieces.
16 At his appearing the mountains are shaken; at his will the south wind blows.
17 The voice of his thunder rebukes the earth; so do the tempest from the north and the whirlwind. He scatters the snow like birds flying down, and its descent is like locusts alighting.
18 The eye marvels at the beauty of its whiteness, and the mind is amazed at its falling.
19 He pours the hoarfrost upon the earth like salt, and when it freezes, it becomes pointed thorns.
20 The cold north wind blows, and ice freezes over the water; it rests upon every pool of water, and the water puts it on like a breastplate.
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