10. “Then the trees said to the fig tree,‘You come and reign over us!’
11. But the fig tree said to them,‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,And go to sway over trees?’
12. “Then the trees said to the vine,‘You come and reign over us!’
13. But the vine said to them,‘Should I cease my new wine,Which cheers both God and men,And go to sway over trees?’
14. “Then all the trees said to the bramble,‘You come and reign over us!’
15. And the bramble said to the trees,‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,Then come and take shelter in my shade;But if not, let fire come out of the brambleAnd devour the cedars of Lebanon!’
16. “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves—