Holy Scripture
Sirach 43:4
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“Now, this light sends out three primary radiations, hence in Ecclesiasticus: The sun, three times as much, burneth the mountains. There is, indeed, a truth of things, a truth of signs or words and a truth of behavior. The truth of things is indivision between existence and essence, the truth of words is equality betwe…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, But the sun burneth the mountains three times more; Breathing out fiery vapors, And sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
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2The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising A marvelous instrument, the work of the most High:
3At noon it parcheth the country, And who can abide the burning heat thereof?
— Sirach 43:4 —
5Great is the Lord that made it; And at his commandment it runneth hastily.
6He made the moon also to serve in her season For a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.