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2 Esdras 7:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Esdras 7:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Fate of the Ungodly
17 Then I answered and said, “O sovereign Lord, you have ordained in your law that the righteous shall inherit these things but that the ungodly shall perish.(A) 18 The righteous, therefore, can endure difficult circumstances while hoping for easier ones, but those who have done wickedly have suffered the difficult circumstances and will never see the easier ones.”(B)
19 He said to me, “You are not a better judge than the Lord[a] or wiser than the Most High!(C)
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- 7.19 Other ancient authorities read God; Ethiop Georg the only One
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