2 Esdras 8:12

12 You raise the person on your righteousness, teach him your Law, and discipline him with your wisdom.

2 Esdras 8:12 In-Context

10 your command produces milk from the breasts of the human body.

11 The infant you created is fed in this way for a while, and then you continue to provide your mercy.

12 You raise the person on your righteousness, teach him your Law, and discipline him with your wisdom.

13 You are his Creator and, as you wish, you can take away his life or allow him to live.

14 But if you are so ready to destroy a person that was so carefully created at your command, why was he created in the first place?