2 Esdras 8:60-62

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁶⁰ but those who were created have themselves defiled the name of him who made them, and have been ungrateful to him who prepared life for them now. ⁶¹ Therefore my judgement is now drawing near; ⁶² I have not shown this to all people, but only to you and a few like you.’

Then I answered and said,