Ben Sira 50:6

6 Like the morning star among the clouds, like the moon when it is full;

Ben Sira 50:6 In-Context

4 He considered how to save his people from ruin, and fortified the city to withstand a seige.
5 How glorious he was when the people gathered round him as he came out of the inner sanctuary!
6 Like the morning star among the clouds, like the moon when it is full;
7 like the sun shining upon the temple of the Most High, and like the rainbow gleaming in glorious clouds;
8 like roses in the days of the first fruits, like lilies by a spring of water, like a green shoot on Lebanon on a summer day;
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