2 Esdras 7:114-116

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¹¹⁴ sinful indulgence has come to an end, unbelief has been cut off, and righteousness has increased, and truth has appeared.^{(A) 115} Therefore no one will then be able to have mercy on someone who has been condemned in the judgment or to harm^[a] someone who is victorious.”^(B)

Lamentation over the Fate of Most People

¹¹⁶ I answered and said, “This is my first and last comment: it would have been better if the earth had not produced Adam or else, when it had produced him, had restrained him from sinning.^(C)