፵ እናም በዓመቱ በአንዳንድ ወቅት ውስጥም በምድሪቱ ተደጋጋሚ በነበረው ንዳድ ጥቂቶች ሞቱ - ነገር ግን ሰዎች በተፈጥሮው የአየር ፀባይ ቢገደዱም እግዚአብሔር የበሽታውን መንስኤ ለማስወገድ መልካም ሀተክሎችን እና ስሮችን በማዘጋጀቱ ብዙዎች በንዳዱ አልሞቱም -
40 And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year were very frequent in the land--but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases, to which men were subject by the nature of the climate--