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Connecting Statement:
Jesus finishes telling his parable. This is the end of the story that began in Luke 12:1.
Leave it alone
"Do not do anything to the tree" or "Do not cut it down"
put manure on it
"put manure in the soil." Manure is animal dung. People put it in the ground to make the soil good for plants and trees. AT: "put fertilizer on it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
If it bears fruit next year, good
It may be helpful to state what will happen. AT: "If it has figs on it next year, we can allow it to keep growing" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
cut it down
The servant was making a suggestion; he was not giving a command to the owner. AT: "Tell me to cut it down" or "I will cut it down"