Sirach 35:17–18

¹⁷The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds,

and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord;^t

he will not desist until the Most High visits him,

and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment.

¹⁸And 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;