11 But the fig tree said to them,
“Should I stop giving
my sweetness and my good fruit,
and rule[a] over trees?”

12 Later, the trees said to the grapevine,
“Come and reign over us.”
13 But the grapevine said to them,
“Should I stop giving my wine
that cheers both God and man,
and rule[b] over trees?”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:11 Lit and go to sway
  2. Judges 9:13 Lit and go to sway

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