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So (A)it towered high
    above all the trees of the field;
its boughs grew large
    and its branches long
    from (B)abundant water in its shoots.
(C)All the birds of the heavens
    made their nests in its boughs;
under its branches all the beasts of the field
    gave birth to their young,
and under its shadow
    lived all great nations.
It was (D)beautiful in its greatness,
    in the length of its branches;
(E)for its roots went down
    to abundant waters.

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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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