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

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12 Delayed hope makes the heart ill,
    but fulfilled longing 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 Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul,
    but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.

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17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)
18 For then you will have a future,
and your hope will not be dashed.(C)

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17 Never let yourself envy sinners;
    instead, remain[a] in fear of the Lord every day,
18 for there is surely a future life,
    and what you hope for will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 The Heb. lacks remain