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Genesis 4:12

When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.
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King James Version

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

English Standard Version

When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."

New International Version

When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."