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Job 20:12-19
English Standard Version
Job 20:12-19
English Standard Version
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
though he hides it (A)under his tongue,
13 though he is loath to let it go
and holds it in his mouth,
14 yet his food is turned in his stomach;
it is the venom of (B)cobras within him.
15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
(C)the tongue of a viper will kill him.
17 He will not look upon (D)the rivers,
the streams flowing with (E)honey and (F)curds.
18 He will (G)give back the fruit of his toil
and will not (H)swallow it down;
from the profit of his trading
he will get no enjoyment.
19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house that he did not build.
Job 20:12-19
Common English Bible
Job 20:12-19
Common English Bible
12 Though wickedness is sweet in their mouths,
they hide it under their tongues;
13 they like it, won’t let it go;
they hold it in their cheeks.
14 Food turns their stomachs,
becoming a cobra’s poison inside.
15 They swallow wealth and vomit it;
God dislodges it from their belly.
16 They suck cobra’s poison;
a viper’s tongue kills them.
17 They won’t experience streams,
rivers of honey, and brooks of cream.
18 They won’t receive the reward for their labor;
they won’t enjoy the wealth from their business.
19 They crushed and abandoned the poor;
stole a house they didn’t build;
Job 20:12-19
New International Version
Job 20:12-19
New International Version
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)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(J) flowing with honey(K) and cream.(L)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(M)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(N)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(O) and left them destitute;(P)
he has seized houses(Q) he did not build.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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