2 Esdras 7:46

46 But what of those for whom I prayed? For who among the living is there that has not sinned, or who among men that has not transgressed thy covenant? I answered and said, "This is my first and last word, that it would have been better if the earth had not produced Adam, or else, when it had produced him, had restrained him from sinning.

2 Esdras 7:46 In-Context

44 This is my judgment and its prescribed order; and to you alone have I shown these things." sinful indulgence has come to an end, unbelief has been cut off, and righteousness has increased and truth has appeared.

45 I answered and said, "O sovereign Lord, I said then and I say now: Blessed are those who are alive and keep thy commandments! Therefore no one will then be able to have mercy on him who has been condemned in the judgment, or to harm him who is victorious."

46 But what of those for whom I prayed? For who among the living is there that has not sinned, or who among men that has not transgressed thy covenant? I answered and said, "This is my first and last word, that it would have been better if the earth had not produced Adam, or else, when it had produced him, had restrained him from sinning.

47 And now I see that the world to come will bring delight to few, but torments to many. For what good is it to all that they live in sorrow now and expect punishment after death?

48 For an evil heart has grown up in us, which has alienated us from God, and has brought us into corruption and the ways of death, and has shown us the paths of perdition and removed us far from life -- and that not just a few of us but almost all who have been created!" O Adam, what have you done? For though it was you who sinned, the fall was not yours alone, but ours also who are your descendants.