2 Esdras 2:22-24

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²² Protect the old and the young within your walls.^{[a] 23} When you find any who are dead, commit them to the grave and mark it,^[b] and I will give you the first place in my resurrection.^{(A) 24} Pause and be quiet, my people, because your rest will come.^(B)