2 Esdras 16:41

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

2 Esdras 16:41 In-Context

39 so the calamities will not delay in coming forth 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 him that sells be like one who will flee; let him that buys be like one who will lose;

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

43 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;