Holy Scripture
Job 14:8
A church father on this verse
“Ver. 7-10. For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will be green again; and that the tender branches thereof will sprout forth. 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 foliage as when it was pla…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8For though its root should grow old in the earth, And its stem die in the rock;
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6Depart from him, that he may be quiet, And take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
7For there is hope for a tree, Even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, And its branch shall not fail.
— Job 14:8 —
9It will blossom from the scent of water, And will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
10But a man that has died is utterly gone; And when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.