2 Esdras 3:29-31

Common English Bible

²⁹ But when I came here, I saw their countless godless acts. I have seen many sinners during these thirty years.^[a] Then my heart failed, ³⁰ because I saw how you sustain these sinners and have spared those who act without giving you a thought. I saw how you destroyed your people and preserved your enemies, ³¹ and haven’t given anyone any clue as to how to make sense of these ways.^[b] Does Babylon do better than Zion?