2 Esdras 8:28-30

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁸ Do not think of those who have lived wickedly in your sight, but remember those who have willingly acknowledged that you are to be feared. ²⁹ Do not will the destruction of those who have the ways of cattle, but regard those who have gloriously taught your law.^{[a] 30} Do not be angry with those who are deemed worse than wild animals, but love those who have always put their trust in your glory.