^{3 Ref} No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.

^{4 Ref} And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it.

^{5 Ref} One of the elders said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."