30 Yea, howsoever it was, verily, he would have his reason. And after he had finished speaking, then would he haste him away for to seek the man of his choice.
CHAPTER XVIII.
1 Food is measured out unto the people. 4 A certain woman hath an appetite. 12 She retaineth it. 13 The ways of a young man. 15 The rulers lay hands on the people's pleasures. 23 Concerning certain amongst the makers of munitions for the war.
Now the chief larderer of the land of En did send unto the people, and he spake unto them concerning the things that they should eat, and concerning how much.
2 And he commanded them that they should partake of meat according to a certain measure, and of other things also, a weekly rate for every week, all the weeks of the war.
3 And he cautioned all them that were given over to the pursuit of food, and he forbade them to eat of certain viands save only according to the measure. And he gave all the people cards; yea, unto every man, he did give a card.
4 ¶ Now there was a certain woman, being a woman of an appetite, and she lived in an house where four people were. And she went unto the bazaar, and she did buy her meat.
5 And she did pay for it in five pieces of silver and in four new stamps. And the meat, it was to provide sustenance during all that week for them that were in the house.
6 And when she was come home, she did put it in a safe place, saying, Because it is a little meat, therefore let us preserve it until the Sabbath be come.