Job 20:12-19
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
17 He does not look at (E)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
18 He (F)returns what he has attained
And cannot swallow it;
As to the wealth of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy it.
19 For he has (G)crushed and forsaken the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.
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.
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