3 For lo! we see now the multitude of the prosperity of the Gentiles, Though they act impiously, But they shall be like a vapour: (2BA) 4 And we behold the multitude of their power, Though they do wickedly, But they shall be made like unto a drop: (2BA) 5 And we see the firmness of their might. Though they resist the Mighty One every hour, But they shall be accounted as spittle. (2BA)
2 Baruch 82:3–5
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