American King James Version
"And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? "
— Judges 9:13, American King James Version
“And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?”
“And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? ”
“"The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'”
“But the grapevine said to them,‘I am not going to stop producing my wine, which makes gods and men so happy, just to sway above the other trees!’”
“And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?”
“But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?”
“And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?”
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.
But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Then said the trees to the vine, Come you, and reign over us.
And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.
And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;