12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he hides it under his tongue,

13 though he cannot bear to let it go

and lets it linger in his mouth,

14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;

it will become the venom of serpents within him.

15 He will spit out the riches he swallowed;

God will make his stomach vomit them up.

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,

Though he hide it under his tongue;

13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not;

But keep it still within his mouth:

14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned,

It is the gall of asps within him.

15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again:

God shall cast them out of his belly.

12 “They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness,

letting it melt under their tongue.

13 They savored it,

holding it long in their mouths.

14 But suddenly the food in their bellies turns sour,

a poisonous venom in their stomach.

15 They will vomit the wealth they swallowed.

God won’t let them keep it down.

12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,

And he hides it under his tongue,

13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,

But still keeps it in his mouth,

14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;

It becomes cobra venom within him.

15 He swallows down riches

And vomits them up again;

God casts them out of his belly.

12 “Evil may taste sweet in their mouths,

and they may hide it under their tongues.

13 They cannot stand to let go of it;

they keep it in their mouths.

14 But their food will turn sour in their stomachs,

like the poison of a snake inside them.

15 They have swallowed riches, but they will spit them out;

God will make them vomit their riches up.

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,

Though he hide it under his tongue,

13 Though he spare it, and will not let it go,

But keep it still within his mouth;

14 Yet his food in his bowels is turned,

It is the gall of asps within him.

15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again;

God will cast them out of his belly.

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth and he hide it under his tongue, 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth, 14 His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: •God shall cast them out of his belly.

12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth 

and he hides it under his tongue.… 

13 Though he savors it and won’t let go of it 

and he holds it on the roof of his mouth, 

14 the food in his belly turns sour. 

It becomes snake venom in his stomach. 

15 He vomits up the riches that he swallowed. 

God forces them out of his stomach. 

12 Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

13 though he cherishes it and will not let it go

but keeps it in his mouth,

14 yet the food in his stomach turns

into cobras’ venom inside him.

15 He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;

God will force it from his stomach.

12 “Though wickedness is sweet in their mouth,

though they hide it under their tongues,

13 though they are loath to let it go,

and hold it in their mouths,

14 yet their food is turned in their stomachs;

it is the venom of asps within them.

15 They swallow down riches and vomit them up again;

God casts them out of their bellies.

12 “Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth,

and he hides it under his tongue,

13 though he spares it and does not let it go

and holds it back in the midst of his palate,

14 in his bowels his food is turned,

the venom of horned vipers is within him.

15 He swallows riches, but he vomits them up;

God drives them out from his stomach.

12 “Anything that is evil tastes sweet to them.

They keep it under their tongues for a while.

13 They can’t stand to let it go.

So they hold it in their mouths.

14 But their food will turn sour in their stomachs.

It will become like the poison of a serpent inside them.

15 They will spit out the rich food they swallowed.

God will make their stomachs throw it up.

12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth

And he hides it under his tongue,

13 Though he desires it and will not let it go,

But holds it in his mouth,

14 Yet his food in his stomach is changed

To the venom of cobras within him.

15 “He swallows riches,

But will vomit them up;

God will expel them from his belly.