13. For the entrances of the greater world are wide and sure, and bring forth fruit of immortality.
14. If then they that live enter not these strait and vain things, they can never receive those that are laid up for them.
15. Now therefore why you disquiet yourself, seeing you are but a corruptible man? and why are you moved, whereas you are but mortal?
16. and why have you not considered in your mind that which is to come, rather than that which is present?
17. Then answered I and said, O Lord that bear rule, behold, you have ordained in your law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish.
18. The righteous therefore shall suffer strait things, and hope for wide: but they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide.
19. And he said to me, You are not a judge above God, neither have you understanding above the Most High.
20. Yes, rather let many that now be perish, than that the law of God which is set before them be despised.
21. For God straitly commanded such as came, even as they came, what they should do to live, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.