2 Esdras 8:51-53

Common English Bible

⁵¹ But think of yourself and ask about the glory of those like you. ⁵² For you, paradise is opened, the tree of life is planted, the future time is prepared, abundance is made ready, the city is built, rest is appointed, goodness is perfected, and wisdom is perfected in advance. ⁵³ The root of evil^[a] is sealed off from you, weakness is abolished from you, and death is hidden; the netherworld^[b] and decay have fled into oblivion.