8. If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
9. From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
10. And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
11. Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
12. And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
13. O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.
14. If a man dieth--doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
15. Thou dost call, and I--I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
16. But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
17. Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18. And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
19. Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
20. Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
21. Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
22. Only--his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'