The canalswill emita stench,The streamsof Egyptwill thinout and dryup; The reedsand rusheswill rotaway.
And lo,from the Nilethere cameup sevencows,sleekand fat;and they grazedin the marshgrass.
"I dug[wells] and drankforeignwaters,And with the soleof my feetI driedup Allthe riversof Egypt."
"Can the papyrusgrowup withouta marsh?Can the rushesgrowwithoutwater?
"While it is stillgreen[and] not cutdown,Yet it withersbeforeany[other] plant.
But when she couldhidehim nolonger,she gothim a wickerbasketand coveredit over with tarand pitch.Then she putthe childinto it and set[it] among the reedsby the bankof the Nile.
"The fishthat are in the Nilewill die,and the Nilewill becomefoul,and the Egyptianswill finddifficultyin drinkingwaterfrom the Nile."'"
For the watersof Nimrimare desolate.Surelythe grassis withered,the tendergrassdiedout, There is nogreenthing.
Which sendsenvoysby the sea,Even in papyrusvesselson the surfaceof the waters.Go,swiftmessengers,to a nationtalland smooth,To a peoplefearedfarand wide,A powerfuland oppressivenationWhoselandthe riversdivide.
I dug[wells] and drankwaters,And with the soleof my feetI driedup Allthe riversof Egypt.'
Are you betterthanNo-amon,Which was situatedby the watersof the Nile,With watersurroundingher, Whoserampart[was] the sea,Whose wall[consisted] of the sea?
