^27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But ^(B)the years of the wicked will be shortened.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And ^(A)he who ^[a]wins souls is wise.

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But ^(A)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

¹⁹ A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

⁴ A ^[a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

²² Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.