Sirach 39:16-18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁶ I will yet meditate that I may declare: for I am filled as with a holy transport.

¹⁷ By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.

¹⁸ Give ye a sweet odour as frankincense.