35. He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.
36. And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.
37. And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.
38. And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.
39. And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.
40. Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.