2 Esdras 10:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ I would then say to you, ‘As you gave birth with grief, so also from the beginning the earth yielded its fruit, humanity, to him who made it.’ ¹⁵ Therefore, keep your grief to yourself, and bear valiantly whatever misfortunes befall you. ¹⁶ If you declare the decree of God to be just, you will receive your son back in due time and also be praised among women.