“And unto Adam he said,
Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife,
and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying,
Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;
in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee;”
Genesis 3: 17 & 18
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Thankfully, though we have thistles and thorns to deal with…
many are at least pretty to look at if not nice to touch.
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