ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
And he began to make the ark ; and whenever the chiefs from among his people passed by him they laughed at him . He said : If you laugh at us , surely we too laugh at you as you laugh ( at us ) .