Judges 9:12-14

New Living Translation

¹² “Then they said to the grapevine,
    ‘You be our king!’
¹³ But the grapevine also refused, saying,
‘Should I quit producing the wine
    that cheers both God and people,
    just to wave back and forth over the trees?’

¹⁴ “Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said,
    ‘Come, you be our king!’