^8 (A)It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.

⁵ Then he took of the seed of the land ^(A)and planted it in fertile soil.^[a] He placed it beside abundant waters. ^(B)He set it like a willow twig, ⁶ and it sprouted and became a ^(C)low ^(D)spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.