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Genesis 2:20-3
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Genesis 2:20-3
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
20 And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
21 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.
22 And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
23 And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
24 Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
25 And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.
3 Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?
2 And the woman answered him, saying: Of the fruit of the trees that are in paradise we do eat:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of paradise, God hath commanded us that we should not eat; and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we die.
4 And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.
5 For God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.
8 And when they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in paradise at the afternoon air, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God, amidst the trees of paradise.
9 And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?
10 And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.
11 And he said to him: And who hath told thee that thou wast naked, but that thou hast eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat?
12 And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
15 I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.
16 To the woman also he said: I will multiply thy sorrows, and thy conceptions: in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, and thou shalt be under thy husband's power, and he shall have dominion over thee.
17 And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life.
18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth.
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth, out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.
20 And Adam called the name of his wife Eve: because she was the mother of all the living.
Genesis 2:20-3
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Genesis 2:20-3
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20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.
But for Adam[a] no suitable helper(A) was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;(B) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[b] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[c](C) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;(D)
she shall be called(E) ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.(F)”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united(G) to his wife, and they become one flesh.(H)
25 Adam and his wife were both naked,(I) and they felt no shame.
The Fall
3 Now the serpent(J) was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?(K)”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,(L) 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”(M)
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.(N) 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,(O) knowing good and evil.”
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable(P) for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,(Q) who was with her, and he ate it.(R) 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;(S) so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.(T)
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking(U) in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid(V) from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”(W)
10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid(X) because I was naked;(Y) so I hid.”
11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked?(Z) Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?(AA)”
12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me(AB)—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me,(AC) and I ate.”
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed(AD) are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust(AE)
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[d](AF) and hers;(AG)
he will crush[e] your head,(AH)
and you will strike his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.(AI)
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.(AJ)”
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’(AK)
“Cursed(AL) is the ground(AM) because of you;
through painful toil(AN) you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.(AO)
18 It will produce thorns and thistles(AP) for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.(AQ)
19 By the sweat of your brow(AR)
you will eat your food(AS)
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”(AT)
20 Adam[f] named his wife Eve,[g](AU) because she would become the mother of all the living.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:20 Or the man
- Genesis 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side
- Genesis 2:22 Or part
- Genesis 3:15 Or seed
- Genesis 3:15 Or strike
- Genesis 3:20 Or The man
- Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
Proverbs 3:19-34
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Proverbs 3:19-34
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
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Proverbs 3:19-34
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Proverbs 3:19-34
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19 By wisdom(A) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,(B)
by understanding he set the heavens(C) in place;
20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.
21 My son,(D) do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,(E)
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 they will be life for you,(F)
an ornament to grace your neck.(G)
23 Then you will go on your way in safety,(H)
and your foot will not stumble.(I)
24 When you lie down,(J) you will not be afraid;(K)
when you lie down, your sleep(L) will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(M)
and will keep your foot(N) from being snared.(O)
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you already have it with you.(P)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.(Q)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy(R) the violent
or choose any of their ways.
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