Then God concluded: “For my part, ought I not to feel sorry for Nineveh the great city, in which there exist more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who do not at all know the difference between their right hand and their left, besides many domestic animals? ” ​ — Jonah 4: 10, 11.
Seejärel küsis Jumal, kas ta „ei peaks armu andma Niinivele, sellele suurele linnale, kus on enam kui kaksteist korda kümme tuhat inimest, kes ei oska vahet teha oma parema ja vasaku käe vahel, ja palju lojuseid ”.