So ¹  I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste ²  as sweet as honey in my mouth, but ³  when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

So ¹  I began weeping bitterly ²  because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

But ¹  no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

So ¹  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ²  said to me, “Take the scroll ³  and eat it. It ⁴  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”