28. but you shall not have this cause of laughter against me;
29. nor will I transgress the sacred oaths of my forefathers to keep the law.
30. No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my entrails.
31. I am not so old, and void of manliness, but that my rational powers are youthful in defence of my religion.
32. Now then; prepare your wheels, and kindle a fiercer flame.