¹⁸ She is a ^(A)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.

³² “So now, O sons, ^(A)listen to me,
For ^(B)blessed are they who keep my ways.
^33 (C)Hear discipline and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
^34 (D)How blessed is the man who hears me,
To watch daily at my doors,
To keep watch at my doorposts.
³⁵ For ^(E)he who finds me finds life
And ^(F)obtains favor from Yahweh.
³⁶ But he who ^[a]sins against me ^(G)does violence to his own soul;
All those who ^(H)hate me ^(I)love death.”

^25 (A)Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a ^(B)good word makes it glad.

¹³ A ^(A)glad heart makes a face look good,
But ^[a]when the heart is ^(B)pained, the ^(C)spirit is broken.

¹⁵ All the days of the afflicted are evil,
But a good heart has a continual feast.

^30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
A good report puts fat on the bones.

²⁰ He who considers the word will ^(A)find good,
And how ^(B)blessed is he who trusts in Yahweh.

²² A ^(A)glad heart ^[a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit ^(B)dries up the bones.