Genesis 4:17-24

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17 Then Cain ¹knew his wife, and she conceived and ²gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. 18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad ¹was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael ¹was the father of Methushael, and Methushael ¹was the father of Lamech. 19 And Lamech took for himself ^atwo wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 20 And Adah ¹gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock. 21 And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22 As for Zillah, she also ¹gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 And Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah,

Hear my voice,

You wives of Lamech,

Give ear to my word,

^aFor I ¹have killed a man for ²striking me;

And a boy for wounding me;

If Cain is avenged ^asevenfold,

Then Lamech seventy‑sevenfold.”

Luke 16:8

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8 And his ¹master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly, for the sons of ^athis age are more shrewd in relation to their own ²kind than the ^bsons of light.