1. Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
2. And lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass.
3. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.
4. The ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
5. He fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good.
6. Then behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
7. The thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.