“ Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?

“蒲草没有泥岂能发长？芦荻没有水岂能生发？

“蒲草没有泥岂能生长？芦荻没有水岂能长大？

“蒲草没有泥岂能生长？芦荻没有水岂能长大？

“蒲草无泥岂可长高？芦苇无水岂可茂盛？

蒲草没有泥，怎能生长？芦苇没有水，怎能长大呢？

蒲草沒有泥豈能發長？蘆荻沒有水豈能生發？

「蒲草沒有泥豈能生長？蘆荻沒有水豈能長大？

「蒲草沒有泥豈能生長？蘆荻沒有水豈能長大？

「蒲草無泥豈可長高？蘆葦無水豈可茂盛？

蒲草沒有泥，怎能生長？蘆葦沒有水，怎能長大呢？

『蒲草沒有泥沼、哪能昂然發長呢？菖蒲沒有水、哪能旺大呢？

葦無泥能生乎、蒲無水能長乎、

語曰、維彼萑葦、非澤可生乎、維彼蘆荻、無水能植乎、

萑葦非澤豈可生乎、蘆荻無水豈可長乎、

Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?

Can grass grow tall where there isn’t any swamp? Can plants grow well where there isn’t any water?

“ Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water?

“ Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water?

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

“ Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the reeds flourish without water?

Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Can the papyrus plant grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?

“ Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?

The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.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.

But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and covered it with tar and pitch. Then she put the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.