Luke 13:7-9 And he said unto the vine–dresser––Lo! three years, I come, seeking fruit in this fig–tree, and find none. Cut it down! Why doth it make, even the round useless?

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ And he said unto the vine–dresser––Lo! three years, I come, seeking fruit in this fig–tree, and find none. Cut it down! Why doth it make, even the round useless? ⁸ And, he, answering, saith unto him––Sir! let it alone this year also, until such time as I dig about it, and throw in manure,–– ⁹ and if it may bear fruit for the future; . . . but, otherwise, certainly, thou shalt cut it down.