The effects of the cursed ground, with its thorns and thistles, were so keenly felt by Adam’s descendants that Noah’s father, Lamech, spoke of ‘ the pain of their hands resulting from the ground which Jehovah had cursed. ’ ​ — Genesis 3: 17 - 19; 5: 29.
Neetud maapind ja sellele kasvav umbrohi oli Aadama järeltulijate jaoks nii rõhuv, et Noa isa Lemek rääkis „käte vaevast maa pärast, mille Jehoova on neednud ”.