וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ וּקְחוּ־קֶ֔מַח וַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ אֶל־הַסִּ֑יר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר צַ֤ק לָעָם֙ וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ וְלֹ֥א הָיָ֛ה דָּבָ֥ר רָ֖ע בַּסִּֽיר׃ (ס)
At sinabi niya: “Kung gayon, kumuha kayo ng harina.” At inihagis niya ito sa palayok, at sinabi niya: “Sumandok ka para sa mga tao, upang sila'y makakain.” At wala nang anumang masama sa palayok.
Metzudat David
as if to say and there was something, because up until now, there hadn't been anything poisonous or deadly (in the pot)