1 Then the Word of God came to Adam, and said to him, "O Adam, why
didn't you have this dread, or this fasting, or this care before now?
And why didn't you have this fear before you transgressed?
2 But when you came to live in this strange land, your animal body
could not survive on earth without earthly food, to strengthen it and
to restore its powers."
3 And God withdrew His Word for Adam.