Wisdom 16:26-28

Revised Standard Version

²⁶ so that thy sons, whom thou didst love, O Lord, might learn
that it is not the production of crops that feeds man,
but that thy word preserves those who trust in thee.
²⁷ For what was not destroyed by fire
was melted when simply warmed by a fleeting ray of the sun,
²⁸ to make it known that one must rise before the sun to give thee thanks,
and must pray to thee at the dawning of the light;