If the foot says,“ I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body.

设若脚说：“我不是手，所以不属乎身子，”它不能因此就不属乎身子。

假如脚说：“我不是手，所以不属于身体”，它不能因此就不属于身体。

假如脚说：“我不是手，所以不属于身体”，它不能因此就不属于身体。

如果脚说：“我不是手，所以我不属于身体。”难道脚就因此不属于身体吗？

假如脚说：“我不是手，所以我不属于身体。”它不能因此就不属于身体。

如果脚说：“因为我不是手，我就不属于身体”，难道它因此就不属于身体吗？

設若腳說：「我不是手，所以不屬乎身子，」它不能因此就不屬乎身子。

假如腳說：「我不是手，所以不屬於身體」，它不能因此就不屬於身體。

假如腳說：「我不是手，所以不屬於身體」，它不能因此就不屬於身體。

如果腳說：「我不是手，所以我不屬於身體。」難道腳就因此不屬於身體嗎？

假如腳說：“我不是手，所以我不屬於身體。”它不能因此就不屬於身體。

設若腳說：『我既不是手，就不屬於身體』，它不能因此就不屬於身體啊。

如果腳說：「因為我不是手，我就不屬於身體」，難道它因此就不屬於身體嗎？

倘足云、吾非手、不屬身、非果不屬身也、

譬之足、以謂吾非手不屬身、豈果不屬身乎、

設足云、我非手、故不屬於身、豈果不屬於身乎、

『吾既非手、故不屬身、』其果不屬身耶？

Now if the foot should say,“ Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.

Suppose the foot says,“ I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body.

If the foot should say,“ Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

If the foot should say,“ Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.

If the foot says,“ Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any less a part of the body.

If the foot should say,“ Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

If the foot should say,“ Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

If the foot says,“ Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

If the foot would say,“ Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.

Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. First they said to the olive tree,‘ Be our king!’But the olive tree refused, saying,‘ Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?’“ Then they said to the fig tree,‘ You be our king!’But the fig tree also refused, saying,‘ Should I quit producing my sweet fruit just to wave back and forth over the trees?’“ Then they said to the grapevine,‘ You be our king!’But the grapevine also refused, saying,‘ Should I quit producing the wine that cheers both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?’“ Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said,‘ Come, you be our king!’And the thornbush replied to the trees,‘ If you truly want to make me your king, come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’”

But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story:“ Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree:‘ Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!