While Satan claimed to have received great good by eating of the forbidden tree, he did not let it appear that by transgression he had become an outcast from heaven. Here was falsehood, so concealed under a covering of apparent truth that Eve, infatuated, flattered, beguiled, did not discern the deception. She coveted what God had forbidden; she distrusted His wisdom. She cast away faith, the key of knowledge. 25

Mens Satan hævdede at have modtaget et stort gode ved at spise af det forbudne træ, lod han det ikke skinne igennem, at han på grund af sine overtrædelser var blevet udstødt fra Himmelen. Her var en falskhed, der var så godt skjult under et dække af tilsyneladende sandhed, at Eva, der var forblindet, smigret og ført bag lyset, ikke opdagede bedraget. Hun begærede det, som Gud havde forbudt; hun betvivlede hans visdom. Hun gav slip på troen, nøglen til kundskab.