ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
So he built the ark ; and when groups of his people passed by him , they scoffed at him . He said to them : " Though you laugh at us ( now ) , we shall laugh at you , as you are laughing at us .