2 Esdras 4:3

3 "Yes, sir, I do!" I answered. The angel continued, "I have been sent to ask you to solve three riddles about what happens in this world.

2 Esdras 4:3 In-Context

1 The angel Uriel, who had been sent to me, replied,

2 "You can't even understand what happens in this world. Do you think you can understand the ways of God Most High?"

3 "Yes, sir, I do!" I answered. The angel continued, "I have been sent to ask you to solve three riddles about what happens in this world.

4 If you can explain even one of them to me, I will answer your questions about God's ways and teach you why the human race has an evil impulse."

5 "I agree, sir," I said. Then he said to me, "Good! How do you weigh out a pound of fire? How do you measure a bushel of wind? How do you bring back a day that has passed?"