1 After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamt that he was standing by the River Nile,
2 when seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the river and began to feed on the grass.
3 Then seven other cows came up; they were thin and bony. They came and stood by the other cows on the river bank,
4 and the thin cows ate up the fat cows. Then the king woke up.
5 He fell asleep again and had another dream. Seven ears of corn, full and ripe, were growing on one stalk.
6 Then seven other ears of corn sprouted, thin and scorched by the desert wind,
7 and the thin ears of corn swallowed the full ones. The king woke up and realized that he had been dreaming.