5. You decide how long anyone will live. You have established the number of his months. You have set a limit to the number of his days.
6. So look away from him. Leave him alone. Let him put in his time like a hired worker.
7. "At least there is hope for a tree. If it's cut down, it will begin to grow again. New branches will appear on it.
8. Its roots may grow old in the ground. Its stump may die in the soil.
9. But when it smells water, it will begin to grow. It will send out new growth like a plant.
10. No man is like that. When he dies, he is buried in a grave. He takes his last breath. Then he is gone.