士師記 9:15

荊棘回答說：『你們若誠誠實實地膏我為王，就要投在我的蔭下；不然，願火從荊棘裏出來，燒滅黎巴嫩的香柏樹。』

jīng jí huí dá shuō ：『 nǐ men ruò chéng chéng shí shí dì gāo wǒ wèi wáng ， jiù yào tóu zài wǒ de yìn xià ； bù rán ， yuàn huǒ cóng jīng jí lǐ chū lái ， shāo miè lí bā nèn de xiāng bǎi shù 。』

“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’