Ben Sira 35:16

16 He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favor, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds.

Ben Sira 35:16 In-Context

14 He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless, nor the widow when she poureth out her complaint.

15 Do not the tears run down the widow's cheeks? And is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

16 He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favor, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds.

17 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds, and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the Most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment.

18 For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till He have smitten asunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repaid vengeance to the heathen; till He have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the scepter of the unrighteous;