⁷ The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

³ On great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of nations.

²⁰ Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send forth the feet of the ox and the donkey.

⁴ Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

¹³ Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.

¹⁷ The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain has withered.

¹⁸ How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. Yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.