Righteousness And The Tree Of Life

Ἐκ καρποῦ δικαιοσύνης φύεται δένδρον ζωῆς. Καρπὸς δικαιοσύνης τὸ τέλος τῆς ἀρετῆς. Τοσαῦτα δένδρα ζωῆς ἔχει τις, ὅσους καρποὺς δικαιοσύνης. Τοῦτο τὸ δένδρον τῆς ζωῆς ἐστι τὸ φυτευθὲν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ παραδείσου, οὗ ἄψασθαι μετὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν κωλύεται Ἀδὰμ, τὰ σπέρματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἀποβαλὼν, ἀφ' φύεται τὸ δένδρον τῆς ζωῆς. Ὠριγένης, Ἐκλογαὶ Εἰς Παροιμίας, Κεφ ΙΑ' Source: Migne PG 13 31c

From the fruit of righteousness grows the tree of life. 1 The fruit of righteousness is the perfection of virtue. As many as the trees of life a man has, so many are the fruits of righteousness. This tree of life is planted in the midst of paradise, which Adam was prohibited from touching after sin, 2 since he had thrown away the seeds of righteousness, from which the tree of righteousness grows. Origen, On Proverbs,  Chap 11, Fragment 1 Prov 11.30 2. Gen 3.22-23