2 Esdras 7:12

12 Then the entrances into this world were made narrow and difficult to travel. They were rough, dangerous, and few in number.

2 Esdras 7:12 In-Context

10 "That is right, sir," I said. "That is how it is with the people of Israel," he added.

11 "I made this world for their sake, but when Adam broke my commands, the world came under my judgment.

12 Then the entrances into this world were made narrow and difficult to travel. They were rough, dangerous, and few in number.

13 But the entrances to the great world to come are wide and safe and lead to immortality.

14 Everyone who lives must walk the narrow and meaningless ways of this world in order to receive the blessings stored up in the world to come.