2 Esdras 7:59

59 He answered me and said, “Consider within yourself[p] what you have thought, for the person who has what is hard to get rejoices more than the person who has what is plentiful.

2 Esdras 7:59 In-Context

57 Judge therefore which things are precious and desirable, those that are abundant or those that are rare?”

58 I said, “O sovereign Lord, what is plentiful is of less worth, for what is more rare is more precious.”

59 He answered me and said, “Consider within yourself[p] what you have thought, for the person who has what is hard to get rejoices more than the person who has what is plentiful.

60 So also will be the judgment[q] that I have promised; for I will rejoice over the few who shall be saved, because it is they who have made my glory to prevail now, and through them my name has now been honored.

61 I will not grieve over the great number of those who perish; for it is they who are now like a mist, and are similar to a flame and smoke—they are set on fire and burn hotly, and are extinguished.”