As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, within two or three hours of her birth great pains compass her womb, which pains, when the child cometh forth, they slack not a moment:
As when a pregnant woman in her ninth month gives birth to her son, and within two or three hours of the birth, great pains grip her womb, pains which, once the child comes forth, do not let up for even a moment —