Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 50:8-11 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

8. like roses in springtime, like lilies beside a stream, like the cedars of Lebanon in summer,

9. like burning incense, like a cup made of hammered gold and decorated with all kinds of jewels,

10. like an olive-tree loaded with fruit, like a cypress-tree towering into the clouds.

11. When Simon put on his magnificent robe and went up to the holy altar dressed in perfect splendour, he made the Temple courtyard a majestic sight.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 50