Sirach 35:12–16

¹²Do 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.

¹³He will not show partiality in the case of a poor man;

and he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.

¹⁴He will not ignore the supplication of the fatherless,

nor the widow when she pours out her story.

¹⁵Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek

as she cries out against him who has caused them to fall?

¹⁶He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted,

and his prayer will reach to the clouds.