²³ For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

¹² And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

⁴ And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

⁶ And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

¹⁸ And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the `the freight' overboard;

¹⁹ and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.