And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.
And Joas, kyng of Israel, sente ayen to Amasie, kyng of Juda, and seide, Þe cardue, þat is, a low eerbe, and ful of thornes, of þe Liban sente to þe cedre, which is in þe Liban, and seide, Yyue thi douytir wijf to my sone; and þe beestis of þe forest, þat ben in þe Liban, passiden, and tredden doun þe cardue.