Judges 9:8-15

Wycliffe^{(i) 8} Trees yeden to anoynte a kyng on hem; and tho seiden to the olyue tre, Comaunde thou to vs. ⁹ Whiche answeride, Whether Y may forsake my fatnesse, which bothe Goddis and men vsen, and come, that Y be auaunsid among trees? ¹⁰ And the trees seiden to the fige tree, Come thou, and take the rewme on vs. ¹¹ Which answeride to hem, Whether Y may forsake my swetnesse and swetteste fruytis, and go that Y be auaunsid among othere trees? ¹² Also `the trees spaken to the vyne, Come thou, and comaunde to vs. ¹³ Which answeride, Whether Y may forsake my wyn, that gladith God and men, and be auaunsid among othere trees? ¹⁴ And alle trees seiden to the ramne, ether theue thorn, Come thou, and be lord on vs. ¹⁵ Whiche answeride to hem, If ye maken me verili kyng to you, come ye, and reste vndur my schadewe; sotheli, if ye nylen, fier go out of the ramne, and deuoure the cedris of the Liban.