Adam is rebuked by the Lord on account of his transgression, the earth is cursed, and we are all rendered children of wrath. Genesis 3. original: "Adam ob transgressionem à Domino corripitur..." This refers to the theological concept of Original Sin resulting from the Fall of Man.

A woodcut illustration depicting the biblical scene of God rebuking Adam in the Garden of Eden. On the left, a nude Adam stands with a hand to his chest, looking toward God. On the right, God is depicted as an elderly bearded man wearing a papal-style tiara and robes, with a radiant halo. They are separated by a tree, and another fruit-bearing tree is visible in the background to the right.

The Latin and German texts both emphasize that the "curse upon the earth" is the source of all subsequent human suffering and labor.