- Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
- 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.
- 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.
- But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
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- So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired man.
- "At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
- Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
- yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
- But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
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