When a moderatesouth windcameup, supposingthat they had attainedtheir purpose,they weighed anchorand [began] sailing alongCrete,close[inshore].
"And when[you see] a south windblowing,you say,It will be a hotday,' and it turnsout [that way].
"Awake,O north[wind], And come,[wind of] the south;Make my gardenbreatheout [fragrance], Let its spicesbe waftedabroad. May my belovedcomeinto his gardenAnd eatits choicefruits!"
He caused the eastwindto blowin the heavensAnd by His powerHe directedthe southwind.
You whosegarmentsare hot,When the landis stillbecauseof the southwind?
Cretansand Arabs--we hearthem in our [own] tonguesspeakingof the mighty deedsof God."
and with difficultysailing pastit we cameto a placecalledFairHavens,nearwhichwas the cityof Lasea.
Because the harborwas not suitablefor wintering,the majorityreacheda decisionto put out to seafrom there,ifsomehowthey couldreachPhoenix,a harborof Crete,facingsouthwestand northwest,and spend the winter[there].
When they had gonea longtime without food,thenPaulstoodup in their midstand said,"Men,you oughtto have followed my adviceand not to have set sailfrom Creteand incurredthisdamageand loss.
For thisreasonI leftyou in Crete,that you would set in orderwhat remainsand appointeldersin everycityas I directedyou,
Oneof themselves,a prophetof their own,said,"Cretansare alwaysliars,evilbeasts,lazygluttons."
