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Judges 9:8

"Once the trees went to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'

Judges 9:9

"But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I give up my fatness with which God and mankind are honored, and go to wave over the trees?'

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Judges 9:10

"Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You, come, reign over us!'

Judges 9:11

"But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I give up my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?'

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Judges 9:12

"Then the trees said to the vine, 'You, come, reign over us!'

Judges 9:13

"But the vine said to them, 'Shall I give up my new wine, which cheers God and mankind, and go to wave over the trees?'

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