14 'This is good, and that bad,' that I should learn whether he has love towards me, or hatred, that it be clear which in his race love me. (2EN) 15 For I have seen his nature, but he has not seen his own nature, therefore through not seeing he will sin worse, and I said 'After sin what is there but death?' (2EN) 16 And I put sleep into him and he fell asleep. And I took from him a rib, and created him a wife, that death should come to him by his wife, and I took his last word and called her name mother, that is to say, Eva. (2EN)
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