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Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Καιν, Δια τι ηγανακτησας; και δια τι εκατηφιασε το προσωπον σου;
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Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Καιν, Δια τι ηγανακτησας; και δια τι εκατηφιασε το προσωπον σου;
432. Verse 24 For sevenfold will Cain be avenged, and Lamech seventy-sevenfold.
This means that men annihilated the faith meant by 'Cain', which it was utterly forbidden to violate; that at the same time they annihilated charity, which born by means of faith, something even more inviolable; and that on account of this, condemnation followed, which is 'being avenged seventy-sevenfold'.