Job 14:7-12
World English Bible
7 “For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down,
that it will sprout again,
that the tender branch of it will not cease.
8 Though its root grows old in the earth,
and its stock dies in the ground,
9 yet through the scent of water it will bud,
and sprout boughs like a plant.
10 But man dies, and is laid low.
Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea,
and the river wastes and dries up,
12 so man lies down and doesn’t rise.
Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake,
nor be roused out of their sleep.
Job 14:7-12
International Standard Version
Death is Certain
7 “There is hope for the tree, if it is cut down,
that it will sprout again,
and that its shoots won’t stop growing.
8 Even if its roots have grown ancient in the earth,
and its stump begins to rot[a] in the ground,
9 the presence[b] of water will make it to bud
so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.
10 “But when a person[c] dies and wastes away,
when a person[d] breathes his last, where will he be?
11 As water disappears from the sea,
or water evaporates from a river,
12 so also a person[e] lies down and does not get up;
they won’t awaken until the heavens are no more,
nor will they arise from their sleep.”
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