Jacob 5:35
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayeth unto his servant, The tree profiteth me nothing; and the roots thereof profiteth me nothing, so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.
Influences
Matthew 7:18 (KJV)
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Changes
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayethid unto his servant,: The tree profiteth me nothing;, and the roots thereof profiteth me nothing, so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.
Simple English
The Lord said to his servant: 'The tree doesn’t help me. The roots don’t help me as long as it makes bad fruit.'
Paraphrase
The Lord of the vineyard said, 'The tree does me no good. The roots do me no good as long as it keeps producing bad fruit.'