Jacob 5:49

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard and cast them into the fire,

that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard,

for I have done all.

What could I have done more for my vineyard?

Jacob 5:50

But, behold, the servant said unto the Lord of the vineyard:

Spare it a little longer.

Jacob 5:51

And the Lord said:

Yea, I will spare it a little longer,

for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:52

Wherefore, let us take of the branches of these

which I have planted in the nethermost parts of my vineyard,

and let us graft them into the tree from whence they came;

and let us pluck from the tree those branches whose fruit is most bitter,

and graft in the natural branches of the tree in the stead thereof.

Jacob 5:53

And this will I do that the tree may not perish,

that, perhaps, I may preserve unto myself the roots thereof for mine own purpose.

Jacob 5:54

And, behold, the roots of the natural branches of the tree

which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive;

wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose,

I will take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them.

Yea, I will graft in unto them the branches of their mother tree,

that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own self,

that when they shall be sufficiently strong

perhaps they may bring forth good fruit unto me,

and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:55

And it came to pass that they took from the natural tree which had become wild,

and grafted in unto the natural trees, which also had become wild.

Jacob 5:56

And they also took of the natural trees which had become wild,

and grafted into their mother tree.

Jacob 5:57

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter;

and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.

Jacob 5:58

And we will nourish again the trees of the vineyard,

and we will trim up the branches thereof;

and we will pluck from the trees those branches

which are ripened, that must perish,

and cast them into the fire.

Jacob 5:59

And this I do that, perhaps, the roots thereof may take strength

because of their goodness; and because of the change of the branches,

that the good may overcome the evil.