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The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version) 31

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Then said Seth his son: 'O (my) lord, perchance thou hast longed after the fruit of paradise, which thou wast wont to eat, and therefore thou liest in sadness? Tell me and I will go to the nearest gates of paradise and put dust on my head and throw myself down on the earth before the gates of paradise and lament and make entreaty to God with loud lamentation; perchance he will hearken to me and send his angel to bring me the fruit, for which thou hast longed.'

2Adam answered and said: 'No, my son, I do not long (for this), but I feel weakness and great pain in my body.' Seth answered, 'What is pain, my lord father? I am ignorant; but hide it not from us, but tell us (about it).'

About The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version)

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