And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Wine, which cheereth God and man. Not certainly in the same manner. God might be said to be 'cheered' by it when the sacrifices were accepted, as He is said also to be honoured by oil (Judges 9:9). [But 'ªlohiym (H430), God, is frequently used to signify magistrate; and the words here are rendered by some, 'wine which cheereth high and low.']