11  For the Spirit of the Lord will not always ^astrive with man. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with man then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul.

  15  And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always ^bstrive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

  3  And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is ^cflesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

  4  For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore I know that ye know that our ^aflesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God.

  3  And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is ^cflesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

  10  And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.