2 Esdras 10:14-16

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴ then I say to you, ‘As you brought forth in sorrow, so the earth also has from the beginning given her fruit, that is, man, to him who made her.’ ¹⁵ Now, therefore, keep your sorrow to yourself, and bear bravely the troubles that have come upon you. ¹⁶ For if you acknowledge the decree of God to be just, you will receive your son back in due time, and will be praised among women.