Look! you have put your trust in the support of this crushed reed, Egypt, which, if a man should brace himself upon it, would certainly enter into his palm and pierce it. ’ ”
सुन, तू तो उस कुचले हुए नरकट अर्थात्‌ मिस्र पर भरोसा रखता है, उस पर यदि कोई टेक लगाए, तो वह उसके हाथ में चुभकर छेदेगा । ”