2 Esdras 16:29
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Ten will survive out of an entire city; out of a field only two who have hidden themselves in dense groves and fissures in the rocks will be left.
Just as in an olive orchard three or four olives may be left on every tree,
For ten shall be left out of a city, and two out of the field, those who have hidden themselves in thick groves and clefts in the rocks.
As in an olive orchard three or four olives may be left on every tree,
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