5 The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.
6 The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.
7 The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile And all the sown fields by the Nile Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
8 And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
9 Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax And the weavers of white cloth will be utterly dejected.
10 And the pillars of Egypt will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.
11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh's wisest advisers has become stupid. How can you men say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?