Nehemiah 2:2

Tree of Life Version

So the king said to me, “Why is your face so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very frightened,

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So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in the custody of the house of his master saying, “Why are your faces so sad today?”

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.