9. But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’
10. And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’
11. But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’
12. And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’
13. But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’