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6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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“At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
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yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
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But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
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As the water of a lake dries up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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so he lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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“If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!
14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
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If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
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You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
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Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin.
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