Job 14:8 KJV
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job 14:6–10 KJV Chapter Context
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Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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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.
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Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
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But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?