And Eve said to Adam: 'What is penitence? Tell me, what sort of penitence am I to do? Let us not put too great a labour on ourselves, which we cannot endure, so that the Lord will not hearken to our prayers: and will turn away His countenance from us, because we have not fulfilled what we promised. My lord, how much penitence hast thou thought (to do) for I have brought trouble and anguish upon thee?'
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The Life of Adam and Eve (Latin Version) 5
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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