NET Bible
"Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,"
— Job 14:8, NET Bible
“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;”
“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; ”
“Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,”
“If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:”
“Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;”
“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;”
Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.
Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.
The Inevitability of Death“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,
at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant.
But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?
As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,