1 Esdras 9:51-53

Common English Bible

⁵¹ Go your way, eat the rich food and drink the sweet wine, and send some of it to those who have nothing, ⁵² because the day is holy to the Lord. Don’t be sad, because the Lord will honor you.” ⁵³ The Levites ordered all the people, “This day is holy; don’t be sad.”