The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 5:24

1830 Edition

And because of their cursing which was upon them, they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety, and did seek in the wilderness for beasts of prey.

Changes

And because of their cursing which was upon them, they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety, and did seek in the wilderness for beasts of prey.

Simple English

Because of their curse, they became lazy. They were full of trouble and tricks. They hunted wild animals in the wilderness.

Paraphrase

Because of the curse on them, they became lazy, full of trouble and deception, hunting wild animals in the wilderness.