¹² The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart, but when the desire cometh, it is as a tree of life.

¹⁹ A desire accomplished, delighteth the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

^17 (A)Let not thine heart be envious against sinners: but let it be in the fear of the Lord continually.

¹⁸ For surely there is an end, ^[a]and thy hope shall not be cut off.