¹² The righteous will flourish^(A) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;^(B)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.^(C)
14 They will still bear fruit^(D) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

⁸ They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.^(A)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought^(B)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”^(C)

¹⁰ “‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard^[a](A)
    planted by the water;^(B)
it was fruitful and full of branches
    because of abundant water.^(C)