KJV - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

ASV - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

BBE - Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

WEB - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

YLT - Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.

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