Job 20  Legacy Standard Bible

¹² “Though ^(O)evil is sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
¹³ Though he ^[c]desires it and will not forsake it,
And holds it ^(P)to his palate,
¹⁴ Yet his food in his stomach is changed
To the ^[d]venom of cobras within him.
¹⁵ He swallows up wealth,
But will ^(Q)vomit it up;
God will expel it from his belly.
¹⁶ He sucks ^(R)the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue kills him.
¹⁷ He does not look at ^(S)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
¹⁸ He ^(T)returns what he has attained
And cannot swallow it;
As to the wealth of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy it.
¹⁹ For he has ^(U)crushed and forsaken the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.

²⁰ “Because he knew no ease within his belly,
In his covetousness, he does ^(V)not let anything escape.
²¹ Nothing remains ^[e]for him to devour;
Therefore ^(W)his prosperity does not endure.
²² In the fullness of his plenty he will be confined;
The ^(X)hand of everyone who is troubled will come against him.
²³ So it will be that he ^(Y)fills his belly,
And God will send His burning anger on him
And will ^(Z)rain it on him ^[f]while he is eating.
²⁴ He may ^(AA)flee from the iron weapon,
But the bronze bow will pierce him.
²⁵ It is drawn forth and comes out of his back,
Even the glittering point from ^(AB)his gall;
^(AC)Bouts of dread come upon him.
²⁶ Complete ^(AD)darkness is held in reserve for his treasures;
A ^(AE)fire unfanned will devour him;
It will consume the survivor in his tent.
²⁷ The ^(AF)heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.
²⁸ The ^(AG)increase of his house will depart;
His possessions will flow away ^(AH)in the day of His anger.
²⁹ This is the wicked man’s ^(AI)portion from God,
Even the inheritance decreed to him by God.”