Judges 9:7-15

7And when they toldit to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken to you. 8The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?1 10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 12Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.2 15And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.