²³ the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

¹² And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, all that he hath `is' in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

⁴ And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

⁶ And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he `is' in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

⁸ The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

¹⁷ And it cometh to pass when he hath brought them out without, that he saith, `Escape for thy life; look not expectingly behind thee, nor stand thou in all the circuit; to the mountain escape, lest thou be consumed.'

¹⁸ And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding `day' they were making a clearing,

¹⁹ and on the third `day' with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,

³⁸ and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.