Using the serpent as a mouthpiece, the spirit Deceiver told her: “You positively will not die. For God knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes [those of Eve and of her husband] are bound to be opened and [both of] you are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad. ”
Kasutades madu oma eestkõnelejana, rääkis see vaimne Valetaja naisele: „Te ei sure kummatigi mitte, vaid Jumal teab, et mil päeval te sellest sööte, lähevad teie [Eeva ja tema mehe] silmad lahti ja te [mõlemad] saate Jumala sarnaseks, tundes head ja kurja. ”