⁵ The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god.^(A) They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load.^(B) Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.^(C)

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.