There is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its shoots will not die.
If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump starts to die in the soil,
the scent of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling.(A)
10 But a person dies and fades away;
he breathes his last—where is he?
11 As water disappears from a lake
and a river becomes parched and dry,
12 so people lie down never to rise again.
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;(B)
they will not stir from their sleep.

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“At least there is hope for a tree:(A)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(B) will not fail.(C)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(D) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(E) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(F)
10 But a man dies and is laid low;(G)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(H)
11 As the water of a lake dries up
    or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,(I)
12 so he lies down and does not rise;(J)
    till the heavens are no more,(K) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(L)

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