2 Esdras 16:43

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

2 Esdras 16:43 In-Context

41 Merchants must not expect to make a profit from what they sell; they must be ready to run for their lives. Their customers must expect to lose whatever they buy. Whoever builds a house should not plan to live in it.

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

44 Those who marry must not expect to have children, and those who don't marry must live as if they had been widowed.

45 Anything that is done will be useless.