Ben Sira 35:5

5 for all these things are to be done because of the commandment.

Ben Sira 35:5 In-Context

3 To keep from wickedness is pleasing to the Lord, and to forsake unrighteousness is atonement.

4 Do not appear before the Lord empty-handed,

5 for all these things are to be done because of the commandment.

6 The offering of a righteous man anoints the altar, and its pleasing odor rises before the Most High.

7 The sacrifice of a righteous man is acceptable, and the memory of it will not be forgotten.