2 Esdras 7:51

51 Inasmuch as you have said that the righteous are not many but few, while the ungodly abound, hear the explanation for this.

2 Esdras 7:51 In-Context

49 He answered me and said, “Listen to me, Ezra,[n] and I will instruct you, and will admonish you once more.

50 For this reason the Most High has made not one world but two.

51 Inasmuch as you have said that the righteous are not many but few, while the ungodly abound, hear the explanation for this.

52 “If you have just a few precious stones, will you add to them lead and clay?”[o]

53 I said, “Lord, how could that be?”