Sirach 43:6-10
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6 He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
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7 From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
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8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;
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9 The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
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10 At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.