Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 50:8

ὡς ἄνθος ρόδων ἐν ἡμέραις νέων, ὡς κρίνα ἐπ᾿ ἐξόδῳ ὕδατος, ὡς βλαστὸς λιβάνου ἐν ἡμέραις θέρους,
King James Version (KJV)

And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:

Modern English

like the blossom of roses in springtime, like lilies by streams of water, like the branches of a frankincense tree in summer;

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