But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, rept
The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.