Job 20:12–23

¹²Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

¹³though he cannot bear to let it go

and keeps it in his mouth,

¹⁴yet in his stomach his food sours

into the venom of cobras within him.

¹⁵He swallows wealth but vomits it out;

God will force it from his stomach.

¹⁶He will suck the poison of cobras;

the fangs of a viper will kill him.

¹⁷He will not enjoy the streams,

the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

¹⁸He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;

he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

¹⁹For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;

he has seized houses he did not build.

²⁰Because his appetite is never satisfied,

he cannot escape with his treasure.

²¹Nothing is left for him to consume;

thus his prosperity will not endure.

²²In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed;

the full force of misery will come upon him.

²³When he has filled his stomach,

God will vent His fury upon him,

raining it down on him as he eats.