¹⁴ He cuts down cedars for himself, And takes the cypress and the oak; He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it.

¹⁴ He first cuts down a cedar, or maybe picks out a pine or oak, and lets it grow strong in the forest, nourished by the rain.

¹⁴ He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth [1] for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.