“These are the offspring of Noah; Noah was a righteous man, faultless in his generations; Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). “These are the offspring of Noah; Noah was a righteous man, faultless,” that is what is written: “When a storm passes through, the wicked are no more, but a righteous man is the foundation of the world” (Proverbs 10:25). “When a storm passes through, the wicked are no more” – this is the generation of the Flood; “but the righteous man is the foundation of the world” – this is Noah.
“The wicked are overturned and they are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand” (Proverbs 12:7). “The wicked are overturned and they are no more” – this is the generation of the Flood; “but the house of the righteous will stand” – this is Noah. That is what is written: “These are the offspring of Noah.” Another matter: “These are the offspring of Noah.”
It is written: “The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish” (Proverbs 14:11). “The house of the wicked will be destroyed” – this is the generation of the Flood; “but the tent of the upright will flourish” – this is Noah.