Judges 9:13-15

Modern English Version

¹³ “Yet the grapevine said to them, ‘Should I stop making my fresh wine, which cheers God and men, to go and sway over the trees?’

¹⁴ “So the trees said to the thorn bush, ‘You come and rule over us.’

¹⁵ “The thorn bush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade. If not, let fire come out from the thorn bush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’