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Our time is limited.
    You have given us only so many months to live
    and have set limits we cannot go beyond.
So look away from us and leave us alone
    until we put in our time like a laborer.

“If a tree is cut down,
    there is hope that it will grow again
    and will send out new branches.

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A person’s days are determined;(A)
    you have decreed the number of his months(B)
    and have set limits he cannot exceed.(C)
So look away from him and let him alone,(D)
    till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.(E)

“At least there is hope for a tree:(F)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(G) will not fail.(H)

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