2 Esdras 16:45
King James VersionSource notes
“And therefore they that labour labour in vain:”
Context
42He that occupieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it: and he that buildeth, as he that shall not dwell therein:
43He that soweth, as if he should not reap: so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes:
44They that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowers.
45And therefore they that labour labour in vain:
46For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for in captivity and famine shall they get children.
47And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons:
48The more will I be angry with them for their sin, saith the Lord.