Bible in Basic English
"Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life."
— Proverbs 13:12, Bible in Basic English
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.”
There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.