When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Genesis 4:5-17
At the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Genesis 9:5
65,707. Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me ... For we be brethren. Genesis 13:8
56,008. And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? Where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed.
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. Genesis 27:16-18&29- 35
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Genesis 27:41
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Leviticus 19:17
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalms 133:1
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Luke 17:3&4
But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. Romans 14:10-13
And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel: Behold ye are mine elder brethren, and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds, that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you, yea, and set an example for you? Book of Mormon I Nephi 7:8
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me, for behold, they were exceedingly wroth, and they did bind me with cords, for they sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.
But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.
And it came to pass that when I had said these words, behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet, and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.
And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and sought to lay hands upon me; but behold, one of the daughters of Ishmael, yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of Ishmael, did plead with my brethren, insomuch that they did soften their hearts; and they did cease striving to take away my life.
And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of their wickedness, insomuch that they did bow down before me, and did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing that they had done against me. Book of Mormon I Nephi 7:16-20
They are an anomaly. The Sparks Brothers *****, admirer, Amazon 2021
They don’t really look a band. They do look like people who’ve been let out for the day. ibid. Ross
They’re otherworldly. ibid. admirer
The best to come out of America. ibid.
There are 25 Sparks albums. ibid. Russell
How can Ron and Russell Mael be successful, underrated, hugely influential and overlooked all at the same time? ibid. commentary
We made our first appearance on American Bandstand … ‘Can I get approval for these poor guys in aisle six.’ ibid. band present food stamps
Old Grey Whistle Test: The presenter Bob Harris didn’t like Sparks. ibid. admirer
They literally were thrown out of England. ibid.
Being a British band was a lifetime dream of ours. ibid. Ron
You won’t believe what’s on the television. Mark Bolan is playing a song with Adolf Hitler. ibid. John Lennon call to Ring Starr, anecdotal
Sparks: Kimono My House. ibid. 1974 album
People went their separate ways … Art for Art’s Sake. ibid band splits
Our film project with [Jacques Tati] is like that cake … just fallen to bits. ibid. Russell
Lyrically, they just go mental. ibid. admirer
A punk sensibility to it. ibid. Ross
‘Where is that Yankee ingenuity? …’ ibid. Big Surprise tonight lyrics
Sparks 1979: Beat the Clock. ibid. caption
The apogee of electronic pop music. ibid. admirer from Heaven 17
May 1982: Anst in My Pants. ibid.
The things we wish to convey is a sense of joy. ibid. Ron
Sparks are a lot of things Americans don’t care for. ibid. commentator
They recorded every day. ibid.
They had saved for that rainy day … They were working so hard … They never tried to dumb it down. ibid.
Bloody hell, they look amazing. Have they not aged? ibid.