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Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a sachir (a hired man), his day.

For there is tikveh of an etz, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

Though the shoresh (root) thereof grow old in ha’aretz, and the stump thereof die in the aphar (dust),

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So look away from him and let him alone,(A)
    till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.(B)

“At least there is hope for a tree:(C)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(D) will not fail.(E)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(F) die in the soil,

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