Sirach 35:17-19

Revised Standard Version

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.
¹⁸ And the Lord will not delay,
    neither will he be patient with them,
till he crushes the loins of the unmerciful
    and repays vengeance on the nations;
till he takes away the multitude of the insolent,
    and breaks the scepters of the unrighteous;
¹⁹ till he repays man according to his deeds,
    and the works of men according to their devices;
till he judges the case of his people
    and makes them rejoice in his mercy.