Sirach 43:21 CPDV

¹⁹  And like the birds landing in a flock upon the earth, he sends down the snow; and its descent is like the arrival of a swarm of locusts.

²⁰  The eye is in wonder at the beauty of its whiteness, and the heart is astonished at its falling.

²¹  He will pour out frost like salt upon the earth. And when it freezes, it will become like the tops of thistles.

²²  The cold north wind blows, and the water freezes into crystals; it will rest upon every gathering of water, and it will clothe the water like a breastplate.

²³  And it will devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and extinguish the greenery, like a fire.