Sirach 48:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail.

²² And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice.

²³ He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet.