12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick,
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)

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12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick;
    longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

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19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.(A)

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19 A desire fulfilled is pleasant,
    but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.

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30 Bright eyes cheer the heart;
good news strengthens[a] the bones.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:30 Lit makes fat

30 Bright eyes give joy to the heart;
    good news strengthens the bones.

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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)

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22 A joyful heart helps healing,
    but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

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