2 Esdras 9:15

15 "I said before, and I say now, and will say it again: there are more who perish than those who will be saved,

2 Esdras 9:15 In-Context

13 Therefore, do not continue to be curious as to how the ungodly will be punished; but inquire how the righteous will be saved, those to whom the age belongs and for whose sake the age was made."

14 I answered and said,

15 "I said before, and I say now, and will say it again: there are more who perish than those who will be saved,

16 as a wave is greater than a drop of water."

17 He answered me and said, "As is the field, so is the seed; and as are the flowers, so are the colors; and as is the work, so is the product; and as is the farmer, so is the threshing floor.