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So it grew taller than any other tree,
its branches grew in number and spread far and wide,
for it had plenty of water to make them grow.
In its boughs all the birds of the air had their nests,
beneath its branches all the wild animals gave birth to their young,
and all great nations lived in its shade.
It was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches,
because its roots went down to plenty of water.

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So it towered higher(A)
    than all the trees of the field;
its boughs increased
    and its branches grew long,
    spreading because of abundant waters.(B)
All the birds of the sky
    nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
    gave birth(C) under its branches;
all the great nations
    lived in its shade.(D)
It was majestic in beauty,
    with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
    to abundant waters.(E)

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