Cainsaidto the LORD,"My punishmentis toogreatto bear!
"Whenyou cultivatethe ground,it will nolongeryieldits strengthto you; you will be a vagrantand a wandereron the earth."
"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."
"He does not believethat he will returnfrom darkness,And he is destinedfor the sword.
"You have borne[the penalty of] your lewdnessand abominations,"the LORDdeclares.
and they blasphemedthe Godof heavenbecauseof their painsand their sores;and they did not repentof their deeds.
And hugehailstones,aboutone hundred poundseach, came downfrom heavenupon men;and menblasphemedGodbecauseof the plagueof the hail,becauseits plaguewas extremelysevere.
Menwere scorchedwith fierceheat;and they blasphemedthe nameof Godwho hasthe powerovertheseplagues,and they did not repentso as to giveHim glory.
