With his wife he ends his days, with no thought of his father or his mother or his country: He ends his days means he comes to the end of his life. Good News Bible provides a good model for this verse, but we may also consider Contemporary English Version, which says:
• He will spend the rest of his life with her, without ever thinking of his father or mother or country.
Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.

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