Judges 9:11
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBut the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
— Judges 9:11, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?
American Standard Version (ASV)
But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?