 በግብፅ ያለ ዋጋ እንበላው የነበረውን ዓሣ፥ ዱባውንም፥ በጢኹንም፥ ኩራቱንም፥ ቀዩንም ሽንኩርት፥ ነጩንም ሽንኩርት እናስባለን፤ አሁን ግን ሰውነታችን ደረቀች፤ ዓይናችንም ከዚህ መና በቀር ምንም አታይም።
We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at."