New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him.
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yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.
15 He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.
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He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue will slay him.
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He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.
17 He will not see the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
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He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment.
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What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
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For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 "Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires.
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“Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
21 Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.
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Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.
22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him.
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In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will come upon him.
23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating.
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When he has filled his belly, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows on him.
24 He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through.
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Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
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