sattatālampi mahāsamudde udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, chatālampi, pañcatālampi, catutālampi, titālampi, dvitālampi, tālamattampi mahāsamudde udakaṁ saṇṭhāti;  The water that remains in the ocean is only seven palm trees deep. It’s six, five, four, three, two, or even one palm tree deep. 

Atha khvāhaṁ, bhaggava, taṁ parisaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṁ samādapesiṁ samuttejesiṁ sampahaṁsesiṁ, taṁ parisaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā mahābandhanā mokkhaṁ karitvā caturāsītipāṇasahassāni mahāviduggā uddharitvā tejodhātuṁ samāpajjitvā sattatālaṁ vehāsaṁ abbhuggantvā aññaṁ sattatālampi acciṁ abhinimminitvā pajjalitvā dhūmāyitvā mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ paccuṭṭhāsiṁ.  Then, Bhaggava, I educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired that assembly with a Dhamma talk. I released that assembly from the great bondage, and lifted 84,000 beings from the great swamp. Next I entered upon the fire element, rose into the air to the height of seven palm trees, and created a flame another seven palm trees high, blazing and smoking. Finally I landed at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof. 

Hoti kho so, āvuso, samayo yaṁ mahāsamudde sattatālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, chattālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, pañcatālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, catuttālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, titālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, dvitālampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti, tālamattampi udakaṁ saṇṭhāti.  There comes a time when the water in the ocean stands just seven palm trees deep, or six, five, four, three, two, or even just one palm tree deep.