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14 his food will turn rancid in his stomach—
    it will become a cobra’s poison inside him.

15 “Though he swallows wealth, he will vomit it;
    God will dislodge it from his stomach.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
    the fangs[a] of a viper will slay him.

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  1. Job 20:16 Or tongue

14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(A)
    it will become the venom of serpents(B) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(C) he swallowed;
    God will make his stomach vomit(D) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(E) of serpents;
    the fangs of an adder will kill him.(F)

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