The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

A shadow or actual International Monetary Fund program would vastly enhance the credibility of a policy of fiscal retrenchment and structural reforms.