Judges 9:7-9

New King James Version

“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,
That God may listen to you!

⁸ “The^(B) trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree,
^(C)‘Reign over us!’
⁹ But the olive tree said to them,
‘Should I cease giving my oil,
^(D)With which they honor God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’