²⁹ And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by ^(A)the ground which the Lord has cursed.”

²⁰ For the creation ^(A)was subjected to ^(B)futility, not willingly, but ^(C)because of Him who subjected it, ^[a]in hope ²¹ that ^(D)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation ^(E)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

⁸ but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and ^[a](A)close to being cursed, and ^[b]it ends up being burned.