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Judges 9:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Judges 9:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 13 But the vine said to them, ‘Why should I give up my wine which cheers both God and man[a] to go and hold sway over the trees?’ 14 Then all of the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’
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- Judges 9:13 Cheers both God and man: wine here goes beyond the social aspect as it is often used in worship.