Genesis 4

¹Afterward the man knew Heuah his wife, which conceiued and bare Kain, and said, I haue obteined a man by the Lord.

²And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.

³And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lord of the fruite of the ground.

⁴And Habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the Lord had respect vnto Habel, and to his offering,

⁵But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.

⁶Then ye Lord said vnto Kain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance cast downe?

⁷If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: also vnto thee his desire shalbe subiect, and thou shalt rule ouer him.

⁸Then Kain spake to Habel his brother. And when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.

⁹Then the Lord said vnto Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. Am I my brothers keeper?

¹⁰Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.

¹¹Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand.

¹²When thou shalt till the grounde, it shall not henceforth yeelde vnto thee her strength: a vagabond and a runnagate shalt thou be in the earth.