8. The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
9. And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees?
10. And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us.
11. And it answered them: Can I leave my sweetness, and my delicious fruits, and go to be promoted among the other trees?
12. And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.