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.
8 In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.
9 Then the wine steward said to the king, “I must confess today that I have done wrong.