Eritis sicut Deus, Scientes bonum et malum
English translation: You will be like God, knowing good and evil
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peer agreement (net): +1You will be like God, knowing good and evil Explanation: eritis = you will be sicut = like Deus = God scientes = knowing bonum = good et = and malum = evil -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-21 00:40:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I forgot to say, that the sentence is from the Bible, Genesis, the snake talking to Adam and Eve -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-21 00:51:02 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The sentence can also be found in Goethe\'s Faust (part 1), in case it is where you found it |
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