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35:1  The one who keeps the law makes many offerings;
35:2  one who heeds the commandments makes an offering of well-being.
35:3  The one who returns a kindness offers choice flour,
35:4  and one who gives alms sacrifices a thank offering.
35:5  To keep from wickedness is pleasing to the Lord, and to forsake unrighteousness is an atonement.
35:6  Do not appear before the Lord empty-handed,
35:7  for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the commandment.
35:8  The offering of the righteous enriches the altar, and its pleasing odor rises before the Most High.
35:9  The sacrifice of the righteous is acceptable, and it will never be forgotten.
35:10  Be generous when you worship the Lord, and do not skimp the first fruits of your hands.
35:11  With every gift show a cheerful face and dedicate your tithe with gladness.
35:12  Give to the Most High as he has given to you and as generously as you can afford.
35:13  For the Lord is the one who repays, and he will repay you sevenfold.
35:14  Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it,
35:15  and do not rely on a dishonest sacrifice, for the Lord is the judge, and with him there is no partiality.
35:16  He will not show partiality to the poor, but he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.
35:17  He will not ignore the supplication of the orphan or the widow when she pours out her complaint.
35:18  Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek
35:19  as she cries out against the one who causes them to fall?
35:20  Those whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted, and their prayers will reach to the clouds.
35:21  The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal; it will not desist until the Most High responds
35:22  and does justice for the righteous and executes judgment. Indeed, the Lord will not delay, and like a warrior he will not be patient until he crushes the loins of the unmerciful
35:23  and repays vengeance on the nations, until he destroys the multitude of the insolent and breaks the scepters of the unrighteous,
35:24  until he repays mortals according to their deeds and the works of all according to their thoughts,
35:25  until he judges the case of his people and makes them rejoice in his mercy.
35:26  His mercy is as welcome in time of distress as clouds of rain in time of drought.