Sirach 43:3
King James VersionSource notes
“At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof?”
Context
1The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;
2The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:
3At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof?
4A 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.
5Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.
6He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.