2 Esdras 4:1-3

Common English Bible

4 Then the angel who had been sent to me, whose name was Uriel, replied: ² “Your mind^[a] has utterly failed with regard to this world, and do you think you can understand the way of the Most High?”

³ I said, “Yes, my Lord.”

He answered: “I am sent to show you three ways and to set three problems before you.