A restless wanderer shall you be on the earth.' And Cain said to the Lord, 'My punishment is too great to bear.
If you till the soil, it will no longer give you strength. And so, cursed shall you be by the soil that gaped with its mouth to take your brother's blood from your hand. And the Lord said to Cain, 'Where is Abel your brother? And he said, 'I do not know: am I my brother's keeper?' And He said, 'What have you done? Listen! your brother's blood cries out to me from the soil. And Cain said to Abel his brother, 'Let us go out to the field,' and when they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother and killed him.