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2 Esdras 7:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Esdras 7:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
16 Why have you not considered in your mind what is to come, rather than what is now present?’
The Fate of the Ungodly
17 Then I answered and said, ‘O sovereign Lord, you have ordained in your law that the righteous shall inherit these things, but that the ungodly shall perish. 18 The righteous, therefore, can endure difficult circumstances while hoping for easier ones; but those who have done wickedly have suffered the difficult circumstances and will never see the easier ones.’
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