I did not see that there were sparrows on the wall of the courtyard, and, since my eyes were open, the hot droppings from the sparrows fell into my eyes and formed a white film. I went to find doctors to treat me, but the more ointment they applied to my eyes, the more I became blind because of the film. Finally, I became completely blind. I suffered from blindness for four years. All my brothers were burdened because of me. Ahiqar kept me for two years before he departed for Elymias.