2 Esdras 16:43-45

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⁴³ let the one who does business be like one who will not make a profit; and let the one who builds a house be like one who will not live in it; ⁴⁴ let the one who sows be like one who will not reap; so also the one who prunes the vines, like one who will not gather the grapes; ⁴⁵ those who marry, like those who will have no children; and those who do not marry, like those who are widowed.