There was a tree in the middle of the earth,
and it was very tall.
¹¹ The tree grew large and strong;
its top reached to the sky,^(A)
and it was visible to the ends of the^[a] earth.
¹² Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,
and on it was food for all.^(B)
Wild animals found shelter under it,
the birds of the sky^(C) lived in its branches,
and every creature was fed from it.^(D)

There was a tree in the middle of the earth,
and it was very tall.
¹¹ The tree grew large and strong;
its top reached to the sky,^(A)
and it was visible to the ends of the^[a] earth.
¹² Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,
and on it was food for all.^(B)
Wild animals found shelter under it,
the birds of the sky^(C) lived in its branches,
and every creature was fed from it.^(D)