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

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

Η ελπις αναβαλλομενη ατονιζει την καρδιαν· το δε ποθουμενον, οταν ερχηται, ειναι δενδρον ζωης.

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