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Genesis 4:23

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23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #329

Studere hoc loco

  
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329. Charity was annihilated among those who separated faith and placed it above charity. This is described as Cain's killing his brother Abel, verses 8-9.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.