"Nowyou are cursedfrom the ground,whichhas openedits mouthto receiveyour brother'sbloodfrom your hand.
The LORDGodsaidto the serpent,"Becauseyou have donethis,Cursedare you morethanallcattle,And morethaneverybeastof the field;On your bellyyou will go,And dustyou will eatAllthe daysof your life;
"Behold,You have drivenme this dayfrom the faceof the ground;and from Your faceI will be hidden,and I will be a vagrantand a wandereron the earth,and whoeverfindsme will killme."
Now he calledhis nameNoah,saying,"Thisonewill giveus restfrom our workand from the toilof our hands[arising] from the groundwhichthe LORDhas cursed."
"O earth,do not covermy blood,And let there be no[resting] placefor my cry.
For behold,the LORDis about to comeout from His placeTo punishthe inhabitantsof the earthfor their iniquity;And the earthwill revealher bloodshedAnd will nolongercoverher slain.
For as manyas are of the worksof the Laware undera curse;for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHODOES NOT ABIDEBY ALL THINGSWRITTENIN THE BOOKOF THE LAW,TO PERFORMTHEM."
But the earthhelpedthe woman,and the earthopenedits mouthand drankup the riverwhichthe dragonpouredout of his mouth.
