- Their eyes were opened and they realized that they were naked. They took fig leaves and sewed them together, making themselves a covering.
- The Lord God made clothing for the man and woman out of animal skins and he clothed them.
- The Lord God said, “Behold, man has become like one of us, for he has knowledge of that which is good and that which is evil. Now, we must prevent him from reaching out and taking the fruit of the tree of life lest he eat it and live forever.” The Lord God cast him out of the Garden of Eden; henceforth he was to labor tilling the soil from which he had come.
The prudent man perceives danger and seeks shelter,
while the simple continue forward and pay the penalty.