41 He who sells, let him be as he who flees away, and he who buys, as one who will lose. (WEB) 42 Let he who does business be as he who has no profit by it, and he who builds, as he who won’t dwell in it, (WEB) 43 and he who sows, as if he wouldn’t reap, so also he who prunes the vines, as he who won’t gather the grapes, (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:41–43
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