He obviously believed that Jacob would gain little out of the agreement, certainly not the 20 percent of newborn kids and lambs that ancient shepherds typically received as wages. But Laban was wrong, for Jehovah was with Jacob. ​ — Genesis 30: 25 - 36.
त्याला निश्‍चितच अशी खात्री होती की, याकोबाला या करारातून फारसा फायदा होणार नाही आणि प्राचीन मेंढपाळांना वेतन म्हणून मिळणारे २० टक्के नवीन जन्मलेली बकरीची आणि मेंढरांची पिले तर मुळीच मिळणार नाहीत.