2 Esdras 7:54

54 (For we have walked in unpleasant places.)

2 Esdras 7:54 In-Context

52 And that the glory of the Most High is kept to defend those who have led a chaste life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of all?

53 And that there should be shown a Paradise, whose fruit endureth for ever, wherein is security and remedy, since we shall not enter into it?

54 (For we have walked in unpleasant places.)

55 And that the faces of those who have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas our faces shall be blacker than darkness?

56 For while we lived and committed iniquity, we considered not that we should begin to suffer for it after death."