6 He was like the morning star shining through the clouds, like the full moon,
7 like the sun shining on the Temple of the Most High, like the rainbow gleaming in glory against the clouds,
8 like roses in springtime, like lilies beside a stream, like the cedars of Lebanon in summer,
9 like burning incense, like a cup made of hammered gold and decorated with all kinds of jewels,
10 like an olive-tree loaded with fruit, like a cypress-tree towering into the clouds.
11 When Simon put on his magnificent robe and went up to the holy altar dressed in perfect splendour, he made the Temple courtyard a majestic sight.
12 When the priests handed him the portions of the sacrifice as he stood beside the altar with his assistants circling him like a wreath, he was like a young cedar of Lebanon surrounded by palm-trees.