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    if its roots age in the ground
        and its stump dies in the dust,
    at the scent of water, it will bud
        and produce sprouts like a plant.
10 But a human dies and lies there;
    a person expires, and where is he?

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Though its roots grow old in the earth and its stock dies in the ground,

Yet through the scent [and breathing] of water [the stump of the tree] will bud and bring forth boughs like a young plant.

10 But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie prostrate; yes, man breathes his last, and where is he?

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