God prepared for Adam and Eve a beautiful garden. He provided for them everything that their wants required. He planted for them fruit-bearing trees of every variety. With a liberal hand He surrounded them with His bounties. The trees for usefulness and beauty, and the lovely flowers which sprang up spontaneously and flourished in rich profusion around them, were to know nothing of decay. Adam and Eve were rich indeed. They possessed Eden. Adam was Lord in his beautiful domain. None can question the fact that he was rich. But God knew that Adam could not be happy unless he had employment. Therefore He gave him something to do; he was to dress the garden. {3T 153.2}

Gud beredte en skøn have for Adam og Eva. Han forsynede dem med alt hvad de havde brug for. Han plantede frugtbringende træer af enhver art. Med rund hånd omgav han dem med sin gavmildhed. Træerne skabt til nytte og skønhed og blomsterne der uvilkårligt sprang ud og blomstrede i overflod omkring dem, vidste intet om forfald. Adam og Eva var i virkeligheden rige. De ejede eden. Adam var herre i sit skønne domæne. Ingen kan drage den kendsgerning i tvivl at han var rig. Men Gud vidste at Adam ikke kunne være lykkelig hvis han ikke havde noget at tage sig til. Derfor gav han ham noget at gøre; han skulle klæde haven.