2 Esdras 16:41-52
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41 He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away: and he that buyeth, as one that will lose:
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42 He that occupieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it: and he that buildeth, as he that shall not dwell therein:
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43 He that soweth, as if he should not reap: so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes:
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44 They that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowers.
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45 And therefore they that labour labour in vain:
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46 For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for in captivity and famine shall they get children.
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47 And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons:
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48 The more will I be angry with them for their sin, saith the Lord.
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49 Like as a whore envieth a right honest and virtuous woman:
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50 So shall righteousness hate iniquity, when she decketh herself, and shall accuse her to her face, when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out every sin upon earth.
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51 And therefore be ye not like thereunto, nor to the works thereof.
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52 For yet a little, and iniquity shall be taken away out of the earth, and righteousness shall reign among you.