KJV ORIGINAL
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the owner turned to his gardener and said, 'Look, I've been coming to this fig tree for three years expecting fruit, and there's nothing. Just cut it down already — why should it keep taking up space?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes patience runs out when there's no growth to show for it.
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