Wisdom 16:28
That it might be known to all, that we ought to prevent the sun to bless thee, and adore thee at the dawning of the light.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ut notum omnibus esset quoniam oportet prævenire solem ad benedictionem tuam, et ad ortum lucis te adorare.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅπως γνωστὸν ἦν ὅτι δεῖ φθάνειν τὸν ἥλιον ἐπ᾽ εὐχαριστίαν σου καὶ πρὸς ἀνατολὴν φωτὸς ἐντυγχάνειν σοι.
Haydock's commentary
Light. Those who desire to receive any favour must seek it with diligence, as the manna was to be gathered before sun-rise. (Clarius.) (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.