No one in Egypt can do anything to help them. Its elders and important leaders can’t help them. Its prophets and priests can’t do anything. Those who rule over others can’t help. And those who bow down to them can’t help either.

埃及中，无论是头与尾，棕枝与芦苇，所做之工都不成就。

在埃及，无论是头是尾，棕树枝与芦苇，所做的事都不得成就。

在埃及，无论是头是尾，棕树枝与芦苇，所做的事都不得成就。

埃及从首领到平民，从权贵到草根必一筹莫展。

无论是头或尾、棕枝或芦苇所作的，都不能为埃及成就什么事。

无论是头是尾，是棕枝是芦苇，都不能为埃及成就什么。

埃及中，無論是頭與尾，棕枝與蘆葦，所做之工都不成就。

在埃及，無論是頭是尾，棕樹枝與蘆葦，所做的事都不得成就。

在埃及，無論是頭是尾，棕樹枝與蘆葦，所做的事都不得成就。

埃及從首領到平民，從權貴到草根必一籌莫展。

無論是頭或尾、棕枝或蘆葦所作的，都不能為埃及成就甚麼事。

也沒有甚麼事、是任何人可為埃及作的，無論他是頭是尾，是棕枝是燈草。

無論是頭是尾，是棕枝是蘆葦，都不能為埃及成就什麼。

埃及首尾、椶枝蘆葦、無一事之可為、○

埃及人自尊逮卑、自國之棟梁、至民之微賤、皆無職事。

伊及人無論尊如首、卑若尾、貴重若㯶枝、輕賤若蘆葦、凡其所為、一無所成、

There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm branch or reed.

And there will be nothing for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, may do.

There is nothing Egypt can do. All are helpless— the head and the tail, the noble palm branch and the lowly reed.

No head or tail, palm or reed, will be able to do anything for Egypt.

There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.

Neither will there be any work for Egypt, Which the head or tail, Palm branch or bulrush, may do.

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm- branch or rush, may do.

No head or tail, palm or reed, will be able to do anything for Egypt.

Neither shall there be[ any] work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk.

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.

So he will cut off from Israel heads and tails alike. In a single day he will cut off palm branches and tall grass alike. The palm branches are the people who rule over others. The tall grass is the people who bow down to them.The elders and important leaders are the heads. The prophets who teach lies are the tails.

Your work will give you what you need. Blessings and good things will come to you.

I ordered the rain not to fall on the fields and mountains. Then the ground did not produce any grain. There were not enough grapes to make fresh wine. The trees did not bear enough olives to make oil. People and cattle suffered. All your hard work failed.”

And do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to.Then unbelievers will have respect for your everyday life. And you won’t have to depend on anyone.

The fig trees might not bud. The vines might not produce any grapes. The olive crop might fail. The fields might not produce any food. There might not be any sheep in the pens. There might not be any cattle in the barns.

All hard work pays off. But if all you do is talk, you will be poor.