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6 aAnd of this number, all were killer apes.

CHAPTER 3
1 And when seven times seven generations had passed, the land fell barren and living things of all kinds died in great numbers from thirst and hunger and from pointed sticks.
2 And as the living things grew scarce in number, bthe apes became afraid.
3 For if all other kinds of living things died, there would be nothing left to kill,
4 cExcept the other apes, all of whom were killer apes, well armed with pointed sticks.
5 dAnd so it happened that the apes banded together, like to like, to keep the other apes from killing them.
6 eBrown apes joined together with brown apes, black apes with black apes,
7 fGreen apes with green apes, red apes with red apes, white apes with white apes, yellow apes with yellow apes,
8 gAnd small apes with small apes, tall apes with tall apes, wide apes with wide apes, narrow apes with narrow apes,
9 hAnd thin apes with thin apes, fat apes with fat apes, swift apes with swift apes, slow apes with slow apes,
a.Dav.47.6
b.Al.5.3
c.Apes.2.6
d.Psay.5A.40
e.Apes.2.2
f.Apes.2.3
g.Apes.2.4
h.Psom.27.2
i.Psom.27.3
j.Jeff.5.7
k.Krt.9.15
l.Psom.73.13
m.Main.16.10
n.Main.16.11
o.Dav.47.11
Dav.47.22
p.Chuk.15.1-6
q.Wil.20.1-4
10 iAnd strong apes with strong apes, weak apes with weak apes, clever apes with clever apes, and dull apes with dull apes.

CHAPTER 4
1 jThereupon bands of apes turned upon other bands of apes and transfixed one other with many thousands of pointed sticks.
2 kAnd brown apes killed black apes, even unto extinction.
3 lRed apes slew green apes, leaving none alive,
4 mAnd likewise white apes slew yellow apes, and tall apes slew small apes,
5 nAnd wide apes slew narrow apes, and thin apes slew fat apes,
6 oAnd slow apes slew swift apes, and weak apes slew strong apes,
7 pAnd clever apes slew all the dull apes, and then the strong apes, and the swift apes, and the thin apes, and the wide apes, and the tall apes, and the white apes, and the red apes, and the brown apes,
8 qUntil the clever apes were all alone on the earth, with the exception of the other living things and many, many trees that could be turned into pointed sticks.