2 Esdras 8:2
“I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras, As when thou askest the earth, it shall say vnto thee, that it giueth much mold wherof earthen vessels are made, but litle dust that golde commeth of: euen so is þe course of this present world.”
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2 Esdras 8:2 Context
1And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for fewe. 2I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras, As when thou askest the earth, it shall say vnto thee, that it giueth much mold wherof earthen vessels are made, but litle dust that golde commeth of: euen so is þe course of this present world. 3There be many created, but few shall be saued. 4So answered I and said, Swallow then downe O my soule, vnderstanding, and deuoure wisedome.
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I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras; As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of this present world.
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