And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

וַיַּ֣רְא יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י רַבָּ֛ה רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְכָל־יֵ֙צֶר֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבֹּ֔ו רַ֥ק רַ֖ע כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

Genesis 6:5

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Human nature Sin Noah's flood

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Genesis The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 6:5).

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As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.

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Essay
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Juvenal
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Language
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Time
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Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10.

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Exodus 20:2

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Exodus The Bible
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Scripture
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Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:2).