Life in Newburgh on Ythan

By Talpa

Temptation

These fruits were made by a Chinese artisan. They seem to have passed the test of authenticity in that on a recent visit Talpa the youngest was tempted to bite into the large, glossy, and now scarred, red apple. We only discovered the evidence this morning!

Therfore the womman seiy that the tre was good, and swete to ete, and fair to the iyen, and delitable in bi holdyng; and sche took of the fruyt therof, and eet
- Wycliffe Bible 1390

And when the woman saw, that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she tooke of the fruit thereof, and did eate
- King James Bible 1611

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate
- World English Bible 1997

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