Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.4.7

3.6.4.7

taṃ tvā juṣāmahe deva vanaspate devayajyāyā iti | tadyathā bahūnām madhyātsādhave karmaṇe juṣeta sa rātamanāstasmai karmaṇe syādevamevainametadbahūnām madhyātsādhave karmaṇe juṣate sa rātamanā vraścanāya bhavati

'Thee do we favour, O divine lord of the forest, for the worship of the gods.' As for the good work, he would favour (select) one from amidst many (men) and he (the chosen) would be well-disposed to that work, even so does he now, for the good work, favour that (tree) from amidst many, and it becomes well-disposed to the felling.