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

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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    (A)but a desire fulfilled is (B)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)A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

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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 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Surely (C)there is a future,
    and your (D)hope will not be cut off.

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