¹⁸ She is a tree of life^(A) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.^(B)

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.^(A)

⁴ The soothing tongue^(A) is a tree of life,^(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(C)