Genesis 4:12

Whanne thou schalt worche the erthe, it schal not yyue his fruytis to thee; thou schalt be vnstable of dwellyng and fleynge aboute on erthe in alle the daies of thi lijf.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

In Context

11Now therfor thou schalt be cursid on erthe, that openyde his mouth, and resseyuede of thin hond the blood of thi brothir.

13And Cayn seide to the Lord, My wickidnesse is more than that Y disserue foryyuenesse; lo!

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Cross References

Genesis 3:17Sothely God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree, of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid in thi werk; in traueylis thou schalt ete therof in alle daies of thi lijf;

Leviticus 26:20youre trauel schal be wastid in veyn, nether the erthe schal brynge forth fruyt, nethir trees schulen yyue applis.

Deuteronomy 28:23Heuene which is aboue thee be brasun; and the erthe which thou tredist be yrun.

Proverbs 28:17No man susteyneth a man that falsly chalengith the blood of a man, if he fleeth `til to the lake.

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