4 And if one of the men of Hu shall ravish our eldest daughter, then shall we offer unto him she that is next unto her that he may ravish her also; for so it is written.
5 And they that questioned them forbore to ask them more, deeming a conscience such as this was assuredly come from the devil.
6 And there were some that, being affrighted, hid themselves away. And the number of these was small and, when the time came, they were combed out.
7 And there were others that were grown selfish, because they did gain much recompense by their labours, and these were loth to leave their habitations. And they did say,
8 Wherefore should we go forth for to fight? In our houses there are many fires and the women do put them hot bricks into our beds so that our feet suffer not when the night groweth cold.
9 And if we go out for to fight, verily, the rain from heaven will fall upon us and it will make us wet. And a skin that is wet affecteth the nose.
10 And the food that we shall eat, it will lie heavy upon our stomachs; neither will the women sustain us with hot bricks.
11 And because of all these things, they went not forth unto the war until the time came when they were combed out.
12 And there were many men throughout the land that were willing to go at the time appointed, each man in his turn.
13 And these did say, "Wherefore should we depart from our habitations and wherefore leave our wives amongst strange people? Send first the young men that are hanging back; and, afterwards, when our time cometh, we shall be ready. And ye shall find us in the forefront of the battle.