2 Esdras 8:2 (KJV)
I will tell thee a similitude Esdras As when thou askest the earth it shall say unto thee that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made but little dust that gold cometh of even so is the course of this present world
I will tell thee a similitude Esdras As when thou askest the earth it shall say unto thee that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made but little dust that gold cometh of even so is the course of this present world