Noach (parsha) of every man's and beast's life-blood, and whoever shed the blood of man would have his blood shed by man, for in God's image did God make man. God told them to be fertile and increase. The fourth reading (, "aliyah") and a closed portion (, "setumah") end here. In the fifth reading (, "aliyah"), God made a covenant with Noah, his sons, and every living thing that never again would a flood destroy the earth. God set the rainbow in the clouds as the sign of God's covenant with earth, so that when the bow appeared in the clouds,
What the Master Would Not Discuss Would Not Discuss". However, Yuan's collection is still commonly known by its original title. "What the Master Would Not Discuss" first appeared in 1788. In contrast to the prevailing Confucian orthodoxy of the imperial court, the 746 short stories depicted a rich tapestry of daily life, including themes of ghosts, sex, betrayal, revenge, tranvestism, homosexuality, and corruption. However, Yuan defended the collection, as the whims of an ageing man enjoying his last days as much as possible, though the content of his stories relates to many of his personal grievances with the Confucian establishment. The work was so popular that