²³ For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

⁶ The Lord said to the accuser,^[a] “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.”^(A)

⁴ Then the accuser^[a] answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that the man has he will give for his life.

¹⁸ We were being pounded by the storm so violently that on the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard,^{(A) 19} and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackle overboard.

¹² The Lord said to the accuser,^[a] “Very well, all that he has is in your power; only do not stretch out your hand against him!” So the accuser^[b] went out from the presence of the Lord.

¹⁷ When they had brought them outside, they^[a] said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the plain; flee to the hills, or else you will be consumed.”^(A)

³⁸ After they had satisfied their hunger, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.^(A)