If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump starts to die in the soil,
the smell of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling.(A)
10 But a man dies and fades away;
he breathes his last—where is he?

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Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(A) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(B) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(C)
10 But a man dies and is laid low;(D)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(E)

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