Sirach 35:12-17

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it;
    and do not trust to an unrighteous sacrifice;
for the Lord is the judge,
    and with him is no partiality.
¹³ He will not show partiality in the case of a poor man;
    and he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.
¹⁴ He will not ignore the supplication of the fatherless,
    nor the widow when she pours out her story.
¹⁵ Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek
    as she cries out against him who has caused them to fall?
¹⁶ He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted,
    and his prayer will reach to the clouds.
¹⁷ The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds,
    and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord;^[a]
he will not desist until the Most High visits him,
    and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment.