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2 Esdras 8:52-56 World English Bible (WEB)

52. For to you is paradise opened, the tree of life planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, a city is builded, and rest is allowed, goodness is perfected, wisdom being perfect beforehand.

53. The root of evil is sealed up from you, weakness is done away from you, and [death] is hidden; hell and corruption are fled into forgetfulness:

54. sorrows are passed away, and in the end is showed the treasure of immortality.

55. Therefore ask you no more questions concerning the multitude of them that perish.

56. For when they had received liberty, they despised the Most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways.