1. After a lapse of two years, Pharaoh had a dream. He was standing by the Nile,
2. when up out of the Nile came seven cows, fine-looking and fat; they grazed in the reed grass.
3. Behind them seven other cows, poor-looking and gaunt, came up out of the Nile; and standing on the bank of the Nile beside the others,
4. the poor-looking, gaunt cows devoured the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5. He fell asleep again and had another dream. He saw seven ears of grain, fat and healthy, growing on a single stalk.
6. Behind them sprouted seven ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind;
7. and the thin ears swallowed up the seven fat, healthy ears. Then Pharaoh woke up—it was a dream!
8. Next morning his mind was agitated. So Pharaoh had all the magicians and sages of Egypt summoned and recounted his dream to them; but there was no one to interpret it for him.