Judges 9:12-14

Lexham English Bible

¹² And the trees said to the vine,
    ‘You, come rule over us.’
¹³ But the vine said to them,
    ‘Should I stop producing my wine
    that makes the gods and men happy,
        to go sway over the trees?’
¹⁴ So all the trees said to the thornbush,
    ‘You, come rule over us.’