She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.

Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.