12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
    and he hides it under his tongue,(B)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
    and lets it linger in his mouth,(C)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(D)
    it will become the venom of serpents(E) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(F) he swallowed;
    God will make his stomach vomit(G) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(H) of serpents;
    the fangs of an adder will kill him.(I)

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12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(A)
    they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(B)

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13 They spend their years in prosperity(A)
    and go down to the grave(B) in peace.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant

14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches(A) and pleasures, and they do not mature.

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