15 He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
a viper’s fangs[a] will kill him.(A)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with honey and curds.(B)
18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;
he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.
19 For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.(C)

20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[b]
he does not let anything he desires escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:16 Lit tongue
  2. 20:20 Lit Because he does not know ease in his stomach

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