John Trapp on Proverbs 3:18

Verſ. 18. Shee is a tree of life] A tree that giveth life, and quickeneth: or (as one interprets it) a mo[illegible: 2 letters] aſſured ſign of eternal life: whatſoever it is, hee alludeth, no doubt, to the tree mentioned, Gen. 2.9. & 3.22. See the Notes there.

And happy is every one that retains her] Though deſpiſed by the world as a poor Sneak, a contemptible caytiff. We uſually call a poor man, a poor ſoul: a poor ſoul may be a rich Chriſtian: as Roger ſirnamed Paupere cenſu was Son to Roger Biſhop of Salisbury, Goodwins Catal. p. 338. who made him Chancellour of England.