Job 14:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ “At least there is hope for a tree.
    If it’s cut down, it will begin to grow again.
    New branches will appear on it.
⁸ Its roots may grow old in the ground.
    Its stump may die in the soil.
⁹ But when it smells water, it will begin to grow.
    It will send out new growth like a plant.