2 Esdras 16:43 - Revised Standard Version CI

let him that sows be like one who will not reap; so also him that prunes the vines, like one who will not gather the grapes;

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Let one who does business be as one who makes no profit; one who builds as one who won’t get to live in the building;

Farmers should not expect to harvest their crops or pick their grapes.

and he who sows, as if he wouldn’t reap, so also he who prunes the vines, as he who won’t gather the grapes,

Farmers should not expect to harvest their crops or pick their grapes.

and he who sows, as if he wouldn’t reap, so also he who prunes the vines, as he who won’t gather the grapes,

He that soweth, as if he should not reap: so also he that pruneth the vines, as he that shall not gather the grapes:

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