King James Version
Judges 9:13 KJV
“And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?”
Allegory
Judges 9 — Context
Judges 9:12 — “Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.”
Judges 9:13 — “And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?”
Judges 9:14 — “Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. bramble: or, thistle”