¹³ Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴ for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.^(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;^(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.^(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;^(D)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.^(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.^(F)
18 She is a tree of life^(G) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.^(H)

³⁵ For those who find me^(A) find life^(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.^(C)

¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁹ Truly the righteous attain life,^(A)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.^(B)

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

²⁸ In the way of righteousness there is life;^(A)
    along that path is immortality.

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