8 And they stood and prayed before the Lord, and asked
Him to look at them this once, to forgive them, and to
grant them their request.
9 After this prayer from both of them, Adam began to
pray with his voice before God, and said; --
10 "O Lord, when I was in the garden and saw the water
that flowed from under the Tree of Life, my heart did not
desire, neither did my body require to drink of it; neither
did I know thirst, for I was living; and above that which I am now.
11 So that in order to live I did not require any Food
of Life, neither did I drink of the Water of Life.
12 But now, O God, I am dead; my flesh is parched with
thirst. Give me of the Water of Life that I may drink of
it and live.
13 Of Your mercy, O God, save me from these plagues
and trials, and bring me into another land different from
this, if You will not let me live in Your garden."
* This is substantiated by Genesis 3:7 whereby the
leaves of the fig tree were large enough that Adam and Eve
could fashion garments from them.
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