Judges 9:11-13

Living Bible

¹¹“But the fig tree also refused. ‘Should I quit producing sweetness and fruit just to lift my head above all the other trees?’ it asked.

¹²“Then they said to the grapevine, ‘You reign over us!’

¹³“But the grapevine replied, ‘Shall I quit producing the wine that cheers both God and man, just to be mightier than all the other trees?’

Judges 9:11-13

New International Version

¹¹“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’

¹²“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’

¹³“But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine,^(A) which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’

Living Bible (TLB)

New International Version (NIV)