1 Two years later the king dreamed he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
2 He saw seven fat and beautiful cows come up out of the river, and they stood there, eating the grass.
3 Then seven more cows came up out of the river, but they were thin and ugly. They stood beside the seven beautiful cows on the bank of the Nile.
4 The seven thin and ugly cows ate the seven beautiful fat cows. Then the king woke up.
5 The king slept again and dreamed a second time. In his dream he saw seven full and good heads of grain growing on one stalk.
6 After that, seven more heads of grain sprang up, but they were thin and burned by the hot east wind.
7 The thin heads of grain ate the seven full and good heads. Then the king woke up again, and he realized it was only a dream.