2 Esdras 5:8-10

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⁸ There shall be chaos also in many places, fire shall often break out, the wild animals shall roam beyond their haunts, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters. ⁹ Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall conquer one another; then shall reason hide itself, and wisdom shall withdraw into its chamber,^{(A) 10} and it shall be sought by many but shall not be found, and unrighteousness and unrestraint shall increase on earth.