117. What good is it for any of us to have life in the present age, when it is full of misery and when all we can look forward to after death is punishment?
118. O Adam, what have you done? Your sin was not only your own downfall; it was also the downfall of all of us who are your descendants.
119. What good is it to us that we have the promise of immortal life, when we have committed sins that condemn us to death?
120. What good is the hope of eternity, when we find ourselves in such a completely hopeless situation?