ከወገኖቹም መሪዎቹ በእርሱ አጠገብ ባለፉ ቁጥር ከእርሱ እየተሳለቁ መርከቢቱን ይሠራል ፡ ፡ « ከእኛ ብትሳለቁ እኛም እንደተሳለቃችሁብን ከናንተ እንሳለቅባችኋለን » አላቸው ፡ ፡
Whenever an assembly of his nation passed by him as he was building the Ark , they mocked him . Whereupon he said : ' If you mock us , we shall indeedmock you , just as you mock .