2 Esdras 11:6-8

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⁶ And I saw how all things under heaven were subjected to it, and no one spoke against it—not a single creature that was on the earth. ⁷ Then I saw the eagle rise upon its talons, and it uttered a cry to its wings, saying, ⁸ “Do not all watch at the same time; let each sleep in its own place, and watch in its turn,