2 Esdras 9:22-24

Common English Bible

²² Therefore, let the multitude that was born without purpose perish, and let my grape and my plant be preserved, because I perfected these with much effort. ²³ But let seven more days pass. Don’t fast during this time, ²⁴ but go into a field of flowers, where no house is built, and eat only of the flowers of the field. Don’t taste meat, and don’t drink wine, but eat only flowers.