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Death is Certain

“There is hope for the tree, if it is cut down,
    that it will sprout again,
        and that its shoots won’t stop growing.
Even if its roots have grown ancient in the earth,
    and its stump begins to rot[a] in the ground,
the presence[b] of water will make it to bud
    so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:8 Lit. die
  2. Job 14:9 Lit. scent

“At least there is hope for a tree:(A)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(B) will not fail.(C)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(D) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(E) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(F)

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