歷代志下 25:18

以色列王約阿施差遣使者去見猶大王亞瑪謝，說：「黎巴嫩的蒺藜差遣使者去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹，說：『將你的女兒給我兒子為妻。』後來黎巴嫩有一個野獸經過，把蒺藜踐踏了。

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.