And he answered me, saying, Like as the field is, so is also the seed; as the flowers be, such are the colours also; such as the workman is, such also is the work; and as the husbandman is himself, so is his husbandry also: for it was the time of the world.
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2 Esdras 9:17
And he answered me, saying, As the field is, so is also the sede: as the floures be, so are the colours also: suche as the workeman is, suche is the worke: and as the housbandman is, so is his housbandrie: for it was the time of the worlde.
Parallel Translations
He answered me, “Just as the field is, so also the seed. As the flowers are, so are the colors. As the work is, so also is the judgment on it. As is the farmer, so also is his threshing floor. For there was a time in the world