2 Esdras 2:17-27
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17 Fear not, thou mother of the children: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord.
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18 For thy help will I send my servants Esau and Jeremy, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee twelve trees laden with divers fruits,
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19 And as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill thy children with joy.
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20 Do right to the widow, judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the orphan, clothe the naked,
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21 Heal the broken and the weak, laugh not a lame man to scorn, defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of my clearness.
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22 Keep the old and young within thy walls.
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23 Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.
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24 Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness still come.
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25 Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.
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26 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number.
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27 Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance.