 በዚህ ጊዜ አዳም፡- ‹‹... ምድር ከአንተ የተነሣ የተረገመች ትኹን፣ በሕይወት ዘመንህ ዅሉ በድካም ከእርስዋ ትበላለህ፤ እሾኽና አሜከላ ታበቅልብሃለች ...››፤ ሔዋን ደግሞ፡- ‹‹... በፀነስሽ ጊዜ ጭንቅሽን አበዛዋለሁ፤ በጭንቅ ትወልጃለሽ ..." ተብለው ተረገሙ (ዘፍ.
To Adam, He says, "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life...by the sweat of your brow you will eat your food..." To Eve, He says, "Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."