Genesis 3:16-18

Contemporary English Version

“You will suffer terribly
    when you give birth.
But you will still desire
your husband,
    and he will rule over you.”

“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.