ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
Forthwith he ( starts ) constructing the Ark : Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him , they threw ridicule on him . He said : " If ye ridicule us now , we ( in our turn ) can look down on you with ridicule likewise !