ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
So he began to build the Ark , and whenever leaders of his people passed by , they scoffed at him . He said , " If you are scoffing at us , we shall scoff at you [ and your ignorance ] , just as you scoff at us :