2 Esdras 8:48

48 But even in this respect the Most High will admire you,

2 Esdras 8:48 In-Context

46 He answered me: "The present things are for those who now are, and the future things for the future.

47 You are a long way from loving my creation more than I do. But you have often associated yourself with the wicked. Never do so!

48 But even in this respect the Most High will admire you,

49 because you have humbled yourself, as befits you, and didn't count yourself among the righteous so that you may be glorified the more.

50 Many miseries will afflict those who inhabit the world in the last times because they will walk in great pride.