22. "In my dreams I also saw seven heads of grain. They were full and good. They were all growing on one stem.
23. "After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were weak and thin and dried up by the east wind.
24. "The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told my dreams to the magicians. But none of them could explain them to me."
25. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Both of Pharaoh's dreams have the same meaning. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26. The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. Both dreams mean the same thing.
27. "The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain that were dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won't be enough food.
28. "It's exactly as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he's about to do.
29. Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt.
30. "But seven years when there won't be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all of the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land.
31. There won't be anything left to remind people of the years when there was plenty of food in the land. That's how bad the hunger that follows will be.
32. "God gave the dream to Pharaoh in two forms. That's because the matter has been firmly decided by God. And it's because God will do it soon.