ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
As he was building the ark , whenever some of his people passed by him , they ridiculed him . He said , “ If you ridicule us , we will ridicule you , just as you ridicule . ”