Job 14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man giveth up the ghost, and where he?