17、邪恶与虚假的关系是良善与真理之间的关系的反面。也就是说，正如合乎神性秩序的宇宙万物都与良善和真理有关，违反神性秩序的宇宙万物则都与邪恶和虚假有关。再者，正如良善喜爱与真理结合，真理喜爱与良善结合，邪恶则喜爱与虚假结合，虚假喜爱与邪恶结合。此外，正如一切聪明与智慧皆从良善与真理的结合中生出，一切疯狂与愚蠢皆从邪恶与虚假的结合中生出。邪恶与虚假的结合被称为地狱的婚姻。
17、由于良善和真理是这样的状态，而邪恶和谬误是相反的。换句话说，由于遵循神性法则的宇宙万事万物都与良善和真理有关，因此违反神性法则的宇宙各种事物都与邪恶和谬误有关。此外，由于良善喜爱与真理结合，真理喜爱与良善结合；同理，邪恶喜爱与谬误结合，谬误也喜爱与邪恶结合。此外，由于一切才智和智慧来自良善和真理的结合，所以一切疯狂和愚蠢来自邪恶和谬误的结合。邪恶与谬误的结合被称为地狱的婚姻。
17. The relationship between what is evil and what is false is the inverse of the relationship between what is good and what is true. That is, just as everything in the universe that is in accord with the divine design goes back to what is good and what is true, so everything that violates that design goes back to what is evil and what is false. Further, just as what is good loves being joined to what is true and what is true loves being joined to what is good, likewise what is evil loves being joined to what is false and what is false loves being joined to what is evil.
And just as all intelligence and wisdom are born of a bond between what is good and what is true, so all madness and stupidity are born of a bond between what is evil and what is false. The bond between evil and falsity is called "the hellish marriage. "
17. It is the same with evil and falsity as with goodness and truth, except that they are opposites. Everything in the universe that is in harmony with the divine plan relates to goodness and truth, but everything that is opposed to the divine plan relates to evil and falsity. Goodness and truth love to be together, and evil and falsity love to be together. And all understanding and wisdom grow out of the relationship between goodness and truth, but all irrationality and foolishness grow out of the relationship between evil and falsity. The relationship between evil and falsity is called hellish marriage.
17. The relation of good and truth is matched by their opposites, evil and falsity. This means that just as all things in the universe which are in accordance with Divine order have reference to good and truth, so all things which are contrary to Divine order have reference to evil and falsity. Again, just as good loves to be linked with truth and truth with good, so evil loves to be linked with falsity and falsity with evil. Also, just as all intelligence and wisdom is born of the linking of good and truth, so all madness and stupidity is born of the linking of evil and falsity. This linking is called the hellish marriage.
17. As it is with good and truth, so by way of contraries is it with evil and falsity: namely that as all things in the universe which are according to Divine order, have relation to good and truth, so all things which are contrary to Divine order, have relation to evil and falsity, and as good loves to be conjoined with truth, and conversely truth with good, so also evil loves to be conjoined with falsity, and conversely falsity with evil. And again, as all intelligence and wisdom spring from the conjunction of good and truth, so all folly and stupidity arise from the conjunction of evil and falsity. The conjunction of evil and falsity is called the Infernal Marriage.
17. As it is with good and truth, so it is in the opposite with evil and falsity; namely, as all things in the universe, which are according to Divine order, have relation to good and truth, so all things which are contrary to Divine order have relation to evil and falsity. Again, as good loves to be conjoined to truth, and vice versa, so evil loves to be conjoined to falsity, and vice versa. And again, as all intelligence and wisdom are born from the conjunction of good and truth, so all insanity and folly are born from the conjunction of evil and falsity. The conjunction of evil and falsity is called the infernal marriage.
17. Sicut est cum bono et vero, ita ex opposito est cum malo et falso; quod, nempe, sicut omnia in universo quae sunt secundum Divinum ordinem se referunt ad bonum et verum, ita omnia quae sunt contra Divinum ordinem se referant ad malum et falsum. Tum quod sicut bonum amat conjungi vero, ac vicissim, ita malum amet conjungi falso, ac vicissim. Ut et, sicut omnis intelligentia et sapientia nascitur ex conjunctione boni et veri, ita omnis insania et stultitia ex conjunctione mali et falsi. Conjunctio mali et falsi vocatur conjugium infernale.