World English Bible

2 Esdras 16:41-45 World English Bible (WEB)

41. He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away: and he that buys, as one that will lose:

42. he that occupieth merchandise, as he that has no profit by it: and he that builds, as he that shall not dwell therein:

43. he that sows, as if he should not reap: so also he that pruneth the vines, as he that shall not gather the grapes:

44. they that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowed.

45. Inasmuch as they that labor labor in vain;