¹⁸ It is a tree of life for those who hold on to it.
Those who cling to it are blessed.

³² So now, you children, listen to me,
because those who keep my ways are blessed.
³³ Listen to discipline and become wise.
Do not neglect it.
³⁴ How blessed is the person who listens to me,
so that he can watch at my doors day after day,
so that he can stand guard beside my front door,
³⁵ because whoever finds me finds life,
and he obtains favor from the Lord,
³⁶ but whoever sins against me harms himself.
All who hate me love death.

²⁸ The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.

²⁵ Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word brings him joy.

¹³ A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
but a sorrowful heart crushes the spirit.

¹⁵ All the days of an oppressed person are evil,
but a cheerful heart enjoys a continuous celebration.^[a]

³⁰ A twinkle in the eyes delights the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

²⁰ Whoever gives careful consideration to a matter^[a] will succeed,
and the person who trusts the Lord will be blessed.

²² A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁵ Your father and your mother will find joy,
and she who gave birth to you will celebrate.