However, as was true in the case of Adam and Eve, an excuse may also be a pretext, a false reason put forth to cloak the real one. Since excuses are often of that nature, they are commonly viewed with suspicion.
पण, आदाम व हव्वा यांनी केले त्याप्रमाणे कारण सांगणे याचा अर्थ बहाणा करणे किंवा सत्यावर पांघरूण घालण्यासाठी सबब देणे असादेखील होऊ शकतो.