So he said,"Cursedbe Canaan;A servantof servantsHe shall be to his brothers."
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;
"Nowyou are cursedfrom the ground,whichhas openedits mouthto receiveyour brother'sbloodfrom your hand.
"Cursedbe their anger,for it is fierce;And their wrath,for it is cruel.I will dispersethem in Jacob,And scatterthem in Israel.
Now the sonsof Noahwho cameout of the arkwere Shemand Hamand Japheth;and Hamwas the fatherof Canaan.
Ham,the fatherof Canaan,sawthe nakednessof his father,and toldhis twobrothersoutside.
When Noahawokefrom his wine,he knewwhathis youngestsonhad doneto him.
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
Jesusansweredthem, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, everyonewho commitssinis the slaveof sin.
Cursedis he who dishonorshis fatheror mother.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
"Cursed[shall be] the offspringof your bodyand the produceof your ground,the increaseof your herdand the youngof your flock.
"Nowtherefore, you are cursed,and you shall neverceasebeing slaves,both hewersof woodand drawersof waterfor the houseof my God."
But Joshuamadethem that dayhewersof woodand drawersof waterfor the congregationand for the altarof the LORD,to thisday,in the placewhichHe would choose.
