Genesis 3:17-19

Contemporary English Version

“You listened to your wife
and ate the fruit
    I told you not to eat.
And so, the ground
will be under a curse
    because of what you did.
As long as you live,
you will have to struggle
    to grow enough food.
¹⁸ Your food will be plants,
but the ground will produce
    thorns and thistles.
¹⁹ You will sweat all your life
    to earn a living;
you were made out of soil,
and you will once again
    turn into soil.”