Judges 9:9-11

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⁹ The olive tree answered them,
    ‘Shall I stop producing my rich oil
        by which gods and mortals are honored
        and go to sway over the trees?’
¹⁰ Then the trees said to the fig tree,
    ‘You come and reign over us.’
¹¹ But the fig tree answered them,
    ‘Shall I stop producing my sweetness
        and my delicious fruit
        and go to sway over the trees?’