Holy Scripture
Job 14:9
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
9It will blossom from the scent of water, And will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
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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.
8For though its root should grow old in the earth, And its stem die in the rock;
— Job 14:9 —
10But a man that has died is utterly gone; And when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
11For the sea wastes in length of time, And a river fails and is dried up.