2 Esdras 8:13

13 You will cause him to die as your creation and give him life as your work.

2 Esdras 8:13 In-Context

11 By this means, that which is fashioned may be nourished for a time, and afterward you will dispose of this person in your mercy.

12 You nourished him with your justice, tutored him in your Law, and reproved him in your wisdom.

13 You will cause him to die as your creation and give him life as your work.

14 If, therefore, you will destroy with a simple command one who was fashioned at your command with so much labor, why was he made?

15 Now I will surely speak: You know best about the sum total of humanity, but what about your people who grieve me,