2 Esdras 7:120

120 What good is it to us that everlasting hope has been predicted for us, but we have utterly failed?

2 Esdras 7:120 In-Context

118 Adam, what have you done?! If you sinned, the downfall wasn't yours alone but also ours who are descended from you.
119 What benefit is it to us that we are promised an immortal time, but we have done works that bring death?
120 What good is it to us that everlasting hope has been predicted for us, but we have utterly failed?
121 What good is it that safe and healthy dwelling places are reserved, but we have behaved badly?
122 What good is it that the glory of the Most High will protect those who have conducted themselves decently, but we have conducted ourselves indecently?
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