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.
DBY: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.
KJV: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
JPS: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
WBS: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, 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.
