And now you understand from your own words, for you have said that the mind grows with us: Here Uriel refers to Ezra’s words in verse 64. A possible model for this verse is:

• Your own words can answer your questions. You said that the human mind grows more mature as the person grows older.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.