16 like a wave is greater than a drop.” (WEB) 17 He answered me, “Just as the field is, so also the seed. As the flowers are, so are the colors. As the work is, so also is the judgment on it. As is the farmer, so also is his threshing floor. For there was a time in the world (WEB) 18 when I was preparing for those who now live, before the world was made for them to dwell in. Then no one spoke against me, (WEB)
2 Esdras 9:16–18
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