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