^{7 Ref} "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, That the tender branch of it will not cease.

^{8 Ref} Though the root of it grows old in the earth, And the stock of it dies in the ground;

^{9 Ref} Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.

^{10 Ref} But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

^{11 Ref} As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wastes and dries up,

^{12 Ref} So man lies down and doesn't rise; Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.