2 Esdras 7:20-22

Common English Bible

²⁰ Better that many of those now alive should perish than that the Law of God, which is laid out before them, be disregarded. ²¹ God commanded those who come into the world, after they came, what they needed to do to live, and what laws they should observe to avoid punishment. ²² But they weren’t persuaded and opposed him. They filled their heads with worthless thoughts,