Judges 9:11-13

New Living Translation

¹¹ But the fig tree also refused, saying,
‘Should I quit producing my sweet fruit
    just to wave back and forth over the trees?’

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?’