¹² Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

¹⁹ To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

²² So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

³⁰ The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

⁷ Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

⁸¹ <CAPH> My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

⁸² My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

⁸³ For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

³ I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

² He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

³ And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

¹⁵ As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.

²⁶ And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

²⁷ My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

²⁸ So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

³⁰ And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

⁶ And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.

⁷ And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

² In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

²⁹ Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation,

⁸ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

² My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

³ My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?