¹² “Though ^(A)evil is sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
¹³ Though he ^[a]desires it and will not forsake it,
And holds it ^(B)to his palate,
¹⁴ Yet his food in his stomach is changed
To the ^[b]venom of cobras within him.
¹⁵ He swallows up wealth,
But will ^(C)vomit it up;
God will expel it from his belly.
¹⁶ He sucks ^(D)the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue kills him.

¹⁰ Then I will ^(A)overturn your feasts into mourning
And all your songs into ^[a]lamentation;
And I will bring up ^(B)sackcloth on everyone’s loins
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it ^(C)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.