17 His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks.
He looks for a home among the stones.
18 If he is uprooted[a] from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”(A)
19 Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:18 Or destroyed

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