The greater the length of time the earth has lain under the curse, the more difficult has it been for man to cultivate it, and make it productive. As the soil has become more barren, and double labor has had to be expended upon it, God has raised up men with inventive faculties to construct implements to lighten labor on the land groaning under the curse. But God has not been in all man’s inventions. Satan has controlled the minds of men to a great extent, and has hurried men to new inventions which has led them to forget God.{1BC 1089.7}

Jo længere tid at jorden har ligget under forbandelse, des vanskelighederne har det været for mennesket at opdyrke den, og gøre den produktiv. Idet jorden er blevet mere gold, og der skal bruges dobbelt arbejde på den, har Gud oprejst mænd med opfindsomme evner, til at opbygge redskaber til at lette arbejde på landet der sukker under forbandelsen. Men Gud har ikke været med i alle menneskers påfund, som har ledt dem til at glemme Gud.