Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and [bind it] with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the outer grass, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion [shall be] with the wild beasts in the grass of the field.

And he was driven forth from men. And a heart was given to him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. And they fed him with grass like an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomever He chooses.