2 Esdras 7:8-10

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁸ There is only one path lying between them, that is, between the fire and the water, so that only one person can walk on the path. ⁹ If now the city is given to someone as an inheritance, how will the heir receive the inheritance unless by passing through the appointed danger?’

¹⁰ I said, ‘That is right, lord.’ He said to me, ‘So also is Israel’s portion.