For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.
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2 Esdras 4:21
For like as the grounde is appointed for the wood, and the sea for his floods, so they that dwell vpon earth, can vnderstand nothing, but that which is vpon earth: & they that are in the heauens, the things that are aboue the height of the heauens.
Parallel Translations
For just as the ground is given to the wood, and the sea to its waves, even so those who dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but what is upon the earth. Only he who dwells above the heavens understands the things that are above the height of the heavens.”