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17 He will not enjoy the streams,[a]
the torrents of honey and curds.
18 Returning the products of his toil, he will not swallow;[b]
according to the profit of his trade, he will not enjoy,[c]
19 for he has oppressed; he has abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house but[d] did not build it.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:17 Literally “He will not look on streams”
  2. Job 20:18 Hebrew “and he will not swallow”
  3. Job 20:18 Literally “and he will not taste”
  4. Job 20:19 Or “and”

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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