The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.”

The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had started building.

But he added, “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.”

Any human being who is permanently dedicated must not be ransomed; such a person must be put to death.

(Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than any man on the face of the earth.)

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.

Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.

Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement.”