20 Do right to the widow. Secure justice for the fatherless. Give to the poor. Defend the orphan. Clothe the naked. (WEB) 21 Heal the broken and the weak. Don’t laugh a lame man to scorn. Defend the maimed. Let the blind man have a vision of my glory. (WEB) 22 Protect the old and young within your walls. (WEB) 23 Wherever you find the dead, set a sign upon them and commit them to the grave, and I will give you the first place in my resurrection. (WEB) 24 Stay still, my people, and take your rest, for your rest will come. (WEB) 25 Nourish your children, good nurse, and establish their feet. (WEB)
2 Esdras 2:20–25
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