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Job 20:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

16 The poison of asps he shall drink in;
    the viper’s fangs shall slay him.
17 He shall see no streams of oil,[a]
    no torrents of honey or milk.
18 He shall give back his gains, never used;
    like his profit from trade, never enjoyed.

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  1. 20:17 Oil: olive oil, one of the main agricultural products of ancient Palestine, a land proverbially rich in honey and milk; see Ex 3:8; etc.
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