历代志下 25:18

以色列王约阿施差遣使者去见犹大王亚玛谢，说：「黎巴嫩的蒺藜差遣使者去见黎巴嫩的香柏树，说：『将你的女儿给我儿子为妻。』后来黎巴嫩有一个野兽经过，把蒺藜践踏了。

yǐ sè liè wáng yuē ā shī chà qiǎn shǐ zhě qù jiàn yóu dà wáng yà mǎ xiè ， shuō ：「 lí bā nèn de jí lí chāi qiǎn shǐ zhě qù jiàn lí bā nèn de xiāng bǎi shù ， shuō ：『 jiāng nǐ de nǚ ér gěi wǒ ér zǐ wèi qī 。』 hòu lái lí bā nèn yǒu yí gè yě shòu jīng guò ， bǎ jí lí jiàn tà le 。

Joash 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 your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.