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When hope is postponed
Here "hope" represents the thing a person hopes for. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "When a person hopes for something but does not receive it for a very long time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
it breaks the heart
Breaking a person's heart represents overwhelming that person with sadness. Alternate translation: "it causes intense sadness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
a longing fulfilled is a tree of life
Someone receiving what they hoped for and becoming very happy is spoken of as if the fulfillment of their hope were a tree that gives life. Alternate translation: "a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
tree of life
"a tree that gives life" or "a tree whose fruit sustains life." See how you translated this in Proverbs 3:18.