Referring to those who lived just a few generations after the founding of mankind, the Bible says: “Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time. ” ​ — Genesis 6: 5.
Sewaktu menceritakan orang - orang yang hidup hanya beberapa generasi setelah manusia diciptakan, Alkitab mengatakan, ” Yehuwa melihat bahwa kejahatan manusia sangat banyak di bumi dan setiap kecenderungan niat hatinya selalu jahat semata - mata. ” ​ — Kejadian 6: 5.