2 Esdras 7:114-116

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

^44 114 sinful indulgence has come to an end, unbelief has been cut off, and righteousness has increased and truth has appeared. ^45 115 Therefore no one will then be able to have mercy on someone who has been condemned in the judgement, or to harm^[a] someone who is victorious.’

Lamentation over the Fate of Most People

^46 116 I answered and said, ‘This is my first and last comment: it would have been better if the earth had not produced Adam, or else, when it had produced him, had restrained him from sinning.