箴言 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Context
This verse from 箴言 Chapter 13 connects to 10 cross-references. 饥荒遍及列国，约瑟的哥哥们到埃及买粮。约瑟认出他们，但未表明身份，扣押西缅为质，命他们带便雅悯来。
其他译本
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life <FI>is<Fi> the coming desire.
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
交叉参考
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