Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 43:7

ἀπὸ σελήνης σημεῖον ἑορτῆς, φωστὴρ μειούμενος ἐπὶ συντελείας.
King James Version (KJV)

From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

Modern English

From the moon comes the reckoning of feast days, a light that wanes as it completes its cycle.

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