30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

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

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12 Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.(A)

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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)

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