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17 
“He does not look at the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and butter [to enjoy his wealth].
18 
“He gives back what he has labored for and attained
And cannot swallow it [down to enjoy it];
As to the riches of his labor,
He cannot even enjoy them.
19 
“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.

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17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(A) flowing with honey(B) and cream.(C)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(D)
    he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(E)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(F) and left them destitute;(G)
    he has seized houses(H) he did not build.

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