Judges 9:12-14

Young's Literal Translation

¹²`And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

¹³And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹⁴And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.

Judges 9:12-14

New International Version

¹²“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’

¹³“But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine,^(A) which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’

¹⁴“Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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New International Version (NIV)