21 Nothing is left for him to consume;(A)
therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22 At the height of his success[a] distress will come to him;(B)
the full weight of misery[b] will crush him.
23 When he fills his stomach,
God will send his burning anger against him,
raining(C) it down on him while he is eating.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:22 Lit In the fullness of his excess
  2. 20:22 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read the hand of everyone in misery
  3. 20:23 Text emended; MT reads him, against his flesh

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