Sirach 35:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸ Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

¹⁹ For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them.

²⁰ He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.