¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

¹² Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

¹² Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

¹² Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life 'is' the coming desire.