50. Because only a few will be saved, God created two worlds, instead of only one.
51. As you say, only a few people are righteous, but there are large numbers of wicked people. But listen:
52. If you had only a few precious stones, would you add lumps of lead and clay to them in order to have more?”
53. “Surely no one would do that, sir,” I answered.
54. “Take another illustration,” he continued. “The earth herself will give you an answer if you humbly ask it
55. whether it produces more gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, or clay.
56. There is more silver than gold, more copper than silver, more iron than copper, more lead than iron, and more clay than lead.