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19 But Cain cried because God had said those words to him;
and Cain said to Him, "O God, whosoever finds me shall kill me,
and I shall be blotted out from the face of the earth."
20 Then God said to Cain, "Whoever finds you will not kill you;"
because before this, God had been saying to Cain,
"I shall put seven punishments on anyone that kills Cain."
For as to the word of God to Cain, "Where is your brother?"
God said it in mercy for him, to try and make him repent.
21 For if Cain had repented at that time, and had
said, "O God, forgive me my sin, and the murder of my
brother," God would then have forgiven him his sin.
22 And as to God saying to Cain, "Cursed be the ground
that has drunk the blood of your brother" That also, was
God's mercy on Cain. For God did not curse him, but He
cursed the ground; although it was not the ground that had
killed Abel, and committed a wicked sin.
23 For it was fitting that the curse should fall on
the murderer; yet in mercy did God so manage His thoughts
as that no one should know it, and turn away from Cain.
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