41:8 In the morning he 6 was troubled, so he called for 7 all the diviner-priests 8 of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, 9 but no one could interpret 10 them for him. 11
8:19 12 They will say to you, “Seek oracles at the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, from the magicians who chirp and mutter incantations. 13 Should people not seek oracles from their gods, by asking the dead about the destiny of the living?” 14
47:12 Persist 15 in trusting 16 your amulets
and your many incantations,
which you have faithfully recited 17 since your youth!
Maybe you will be successful 18 –
maybe you will scare away disaster. 19
47:13 You are tired out from listening to so much advice. 20
Let them take their stand –
the ones who see omens in the sky,
who gaze at the stars,
who make monthly predictions –
let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you! 21
47:14 Look, they are like straw,
which the fire burns up;
they cannot rescue themselves
from the heat 22 of the flames.
There are no coals to warm them,
no firelight to enjoy. 23