³¹ And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

¹⁷ And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

¹⁸ Thorns and waste plants will come up, and the plants of the field will be your food;

¹⁹ With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

²² And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

⁷ And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

³ For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: Get your unworked land ploughed up, do not put in your seeds among thorns.

⁵ And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;

¹⁸ When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

²¹ For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.

¹³ The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

⁴ The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

²³ The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

⁴⁰ Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.

⁸ But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.