8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
11 But the fig-tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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