2 Esdras 16:41

41 Let the one who sells be like one who will flee; let the one who buys be like one who will lose;

2 Esdras 16:41 In-Context

39 so the calamities will not delay in coming upon the earth, and the world will groan, and pains will seize it on every side.

40 Hear my words, O my people; prepare for battle, and in the midst of the calamities be like strangers on the earth.

41 Let the one who sells be like one who will flee; let the one who buys be like one who will lose;

42 let the one who does business be like one who will not make a profit; and let the one who builds a house be like one who will not live in it;

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