12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 13:12:1 ⧉תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתtokhelethope Proverbs 13:12:2 ⧉מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהmemushakhadrawn out or delayed Proverbs 13:12:3 ⧉מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑בmakhalalevsickness of heart Proverbs 13:12:4 ⧉וְעֵ֥ץveetsand a tree Proverbs 13:12:5 ⧉חַ֝יִּ֗יםkhayimof life or living Proverbs 13:12:6 ⧉תַּאֲוָ֥הtaavaa desire Proverbs 13:12:7 ⧉בָאָֽה׃vaacoming or fulfilled |
12. Formal Translation Hope deferred brings sickness to the heart; but when desire comes, it is a tree of life. |
12. Dynamic Translation When hope is put off, the heart becomes sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is like a tree of life. |