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Though its roots have grown old in the earth
    and its stump decays,
at the scent of water it will bud
    and sprout again like a new seedling.

10 “But when people die, their strength is gone.
    They breathe their last, and then where are they?

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Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(A) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(B) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(C)
10 But a man dies and is laid low;(D)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(E)

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