ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn ðə bˈɪzən plˈeɪnz wɜːɹ ɐsˈeɪld baɪ flˈʌdz ænd lˈɑːɹdʒskˈeɪl fˈæmɪn, hiː pˌʊt ˈɔːl hɪz ˈɛnɚdʒiz ˌɪntʊ ɐsˈɪstɪŋ mˌɪtsuːmˈɑːsə wɪð ɹᵻlˈiːf ˈɛfɚts.
In 1654, when the Bizen plains were assailed by floods and large-scale famine, he put all his energies into assisting Mitsumasa with relief efforts.