^{7 Ref} And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

^{8 Ref} And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

^{9 Ref} and if it bear fruit thenceforth, `well'; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.