ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
( Noah ) started to build the Ark but whenever some of his people passed by , they would mock him . He in return would reply , " Mock us , but just as you mock us , we , too , will mock you .