Sirach 45:7–12

⁷He made an everlasting covenant with him

and gave him the priesthood of the people.

He blessed him with stateliness

and put a glorious robe on him.^*

⁸He clothed him in perfect splendor^e

and strengthened him with the apparel of authority,

the linen undergarments, the long robe, and the ephod.^*

⁹And he encircled him with pomegranates,

with many golden bells all around,

to send forth a sound as he walked,

to make their ringing heard in the temple

as a reminder to his people;^*

¹⁰with the sacred vestment, of gold and violet

and purple, the work of an embroiderer;

with the oracle of judgment, the manifestations of truth;^*

¹¹with twisted crimson, the work of an artisan;

with precious stones engraved like seals,

in a setting of gold, the work of a jeweler,

to commemorate in engraved letters

each of the tribes of Israel;^*

¹²with a gold crown upon his turban,

inscribed like a holy seal,

majestic and glorious, a work of power,

a delight to the eyes, richly adorned.^*