Shìshījì 9:9

9 Gǎnlǎn shù huídá shuō , wǒ qǐ kĕn zhǐ zhù gōng fèng shén hé zūnzhòng rén de yóu , piāo yáo zaì zhòng shù zhī shàng ne .

Shìshījì 9:9 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree said unto them
In reply to the request of the trees:

should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man;
by "fatness" oil is meant, pressed out of the fruit of the olive tree, and which was much made use of both in the burning of the lamps in the tabernacle, and in many sacrifices, as the meat offerings and others, whereby God was honoured; and it was also made use of in the investiture of the greatest personages with the highest offices among men, as kings, priests, and prophets, as well as eaten with pleasure and delight by all sorts of men, and even by the greatest, and so men are honoured by it:

and go to be promoted over the trees;
desert so useful a station, in which it was planted and fixed, to move to and fro, as the word signifies, and reign over trees; suggesting that it was unreasonable, at least not eligible to a good man to desert a private station in life, to which he was called of God, and in which he acted with honour and usefulness to others, and take upon him a public office, attended with much care and trouble, and with neglect of private affairs, and with the loss of much personal peace and comfort.

Shìshījì 9:9 In-Context

7 Yǒu rén jiāng zhè shì gàosu Yuētǎn , tā jiù qù zhàn zaì jī lì xīn shāndǐng shàng , xiàng zhòngrén dàshēng hǎnjiào shuō , Shìjiàn rén nǎ , nǐmen yào tīng wǒde huà , shén yĕ jiù tīng nǐmen de huà .

8 Yǒu yī shí shùmù yào gāo yī shù wèi wáng , guǎnlǐ tāmen , jiù qù duì gǎnlǎn shù shuō , qǐng nǐ zuò wǒmen de wáng.

9 Gǎnlǎn shù huídá shuō , wǒ qǐ kĕn zhǐ zhù gōng fèng shén hé zūnzhòng rén de yóu , piāo yáo zaì zhòng shù zhī shàng ne .

10 Shùmù duì wúhuāguǒ shù shuō , qǐng nǐ lái zuò wǒmen de wáng .

11 Wúhuāguǒ shù huídá shuō , wǒ qǐ kĕn zhǐ zhù suǒ jié tián mĕi de guǒzi , piāo yáo zaì zhòng shù zhī shàng ne .