10 I said, “That is so, Lord.” Then said he to me, “Even so also is Israel’s portion. (WEB) 11 I made the world for their sakes. What is now done was decreed when Adam transgressed my statutes. (WEB) 12 Then the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and toilsome. They are but few and evil, full of perils, and involved in great toils. (WEB)
2 Esdras 7:10–12
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2 Esdras 9:4–6
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2 Baruch 14:1–2
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