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saying, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
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But the centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
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And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to put to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking northeast and southeast, and winter there.
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And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.
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But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land;
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and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
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And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat;
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after hoisting it up, they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they should run on the Syr'tis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.
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As we were violently storm-tossed, they began next day to throw the cargo overboard;
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and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackle of the ship.
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And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.