2 Esdras 5:12

12 And at that time men shall hope but not obtain; they shall labor but their ways shall not prosper.

2 Esdras 5:12 In-Context

10 and it shall be sought by many but shall not be found, and unrighteousness and unrestraint shall increase on earth.

11 And one country shall ask its neighbor, `Has righteousness, or any one who does right, passed through you?' And it will answer, `No.'

12 And at that time men shall hope but not obtain; they shall labor but their ways shall not prosper.

13 These are the signs which I am permitted to tell you, and if you pray again, and weep as you do now, and fast for seven days, you shall hear yet greater things than these."

14 Then I awoke, and my body shuddered violently, and my soul was so troubled that it fainted.