49. Then said Attharates to Esdras the chief priest and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all,
50. This day is holy to the Lord; (now they all wept when they heard the law:)
51. go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing;
52. for the day is holy to the Lord: and be not sorrowful; for the Lord will bring you to honor.
53. So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy; be not sorrowful.
54. Then they went their way, every one to eat and drink, and make merry, and to give portions to them that had nothing, and to make great cheer;