And when she heard this, Eve understood that (it was) the devil (who) had persuaded her to go out of the river; and she fell on her face on the earth and her sorrow and groaning and wailing was redoubled. And she cried out and said: 'Woe unto thee, thou devil. Why dost thou attack us for no cause? What hast thou to do with us? What have we done to thee? for thou pursuest us with craft? Or why doth thy malice assail us? Have we taken away thy glory and caused thee to be without honour? Why dost thou harry us, thou enemy (and persecute us) to the death in wickedness and envy?'
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The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version) 11
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An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. II, ed. R. H. Charles, L. S. A. Wells, 1913 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. II, ed. R. H. Charles, L. S. A. Wells (1913) · public domain