II E

KJVA

8:2

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.

II E

Vulgate

8:2

dicam autem coram te similitudinem, Ezra. quomodo autem interrogabis terram et dicet tibi, quoniam dabit terram multam magis unde fiat fictile, parvum autem pulverem unde aurum fit, sic et actus praesentis saeculi.