2 Esdras 16:41–44
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41Let him that sells be like one who will flee; let him that buys be like one who will lose; 42let him that does business be like one who will not make a profit; and let him that builds a house be like one who will not live in it; 43let him that sows be like one who will not reap; so also him that prunes the vines, like one who will not gather the grapes; 44them that marry, like those who will have no children; and them that do not marry, like those who are widowed.
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