The account reads: “As soon as Ahab heard these words, he ripped his garments apart and put sackcloth on his body; and he went on a fast and kept lying down in sackcloth and walking despondently. ”
Tregimi thotë: « Sapo dëgjoi këto fjalë, Akabi shqeu rrobat dhe u mbulua me copë thesi. Pastaj filloi të agjëronte, shtrihej i veshur me copë thesi dhe ecte kokëvarur. »