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Even if its roots grow old in the ground,
    and its stump dies in the dirt,
at the smell of water it will bud
    and put out new shoots like a plant.
10 But we die, and our bodies are laid in the ground;
    we take our last breath and are gone.

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Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:10 lies prostrate
  2. Job 14:10 expires