# pleasing aroma This refers to the good smell of the roasted meat. # said in his heart Here the word "heart" refers to God's thoughts and emotions. # curse the ground "do very serious harm to the earth" # because of mankind This can be made more explicit: "because mankind is sinful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) # the intentions of their hearts is evil from childhood "from their earliest years they tend to do evil things" or "when they are young, they want to do evil things" # the intentions of their hearts Here the word "hearts" refers to people's thoughts, emotions, desires, and will. Alternate translation: "their tendency" or "their habit" # from childhood This refers to an older child. Alternate translation: "from their youth"