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“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.
Though its root grows old in the earth,
    and its stock dies in the ground,
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.

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“For there is hope for a tree,
    if it is cut down, that it will sprout again
    and that its shoots will not cease.
Though its root grows old in the earth
    and its stump dies in the ground,
yet at the scent of water it will bud
    and put forth branches like a young plant.(A)
10 But mortals die and are laid low;
    humans expire, and where are they?(B)
11 As waters fail from a lake
    and a river wastes away and dries up,(C)
12 so mortals lie down and do not rise again;
    until the heavens are no more, they will not awake
    or be roused out of their sleep.(D)

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