# Wealth dwindles away

"Wealth decreases" or "Wealth slowly disappears"

# working with his hand

The phrase "working with his hand" refers to physical work instead of only mental or other types of work. Many people give physical work a low value. AT: "working with physical strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# make his money grow

Money is compared to a tree that grows. AT: "make his money increase" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# When hope is postponed

Here "hope" represents the thing a person hopes for. This can be stated in active form. AT: "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. AT: "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. AT: "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](../03/17.md).