* See the previous footnote in chapter XXXIV regarding
the 'four elements'.
Chapter LXXI - Adam is troubled by the thought of marrying Eve.
1 But when Adam heard these words from Satan, he
sorrowed much, because of his oath and of his promise, and
said, "Shall I commit adultery with my flesh and my bones,
and shall I sin against myself, for God to destroy me, and
to blot me out from off the face of the earth?
2 Since, when at first, I ate of the tree, He drove me
out of the garden into this strange land, and deprived me
of my bright nature, and brought death over me. If, then,
I should do this, He will cut off my life from the earth,
and He will cast me into hell, and will plague me there a
long time.
3 But God never spoke the words that you have said;
and you are not God's angels, and you weren't sent from
Him. But you are devils that have come to me under the
false appearance of angels. Away from me; you cursed of
God!"
4 Then those devils fled from before Adam. And he and
Eve got up, and returned to the Cave of Treasures, and went
into it.
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