Job 14:8-10

New International Version

⁸Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump^(A) die in the soil,
⁹yet at the scent of water^(B) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.^(C)
¹⁰But a man dies and is laid low;^(D)
    he breathes his last and is no more.^(E)

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Job 14:8-10

New King James Version

⁸Though its root may grow old in the earth,
And its stump may die in the ground,
⁹Yet at the scent of water it will bud
And bring forth branches like a plant.
¹⁰But man dies and ^[a]is laid away;
Indeed he ^[b]breathes his last
And where is ^(A)he?