Job 20:11–14

11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones

will lie with him in the dust.

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.

11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth,

Which shall lie down with him in the dust.

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.

11 Though they are young,

their bones will lie in the dust.

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.

11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor,

But it will lie down with him in the dust.

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.

11 They had the strength of their youth in their bones,

but it will lie with them in the dust of death.

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.

11 His bones are full of his youth,

But it shall lie down with him in the dust.

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.

11 His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust. 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.

11 His bones, once full of youthful vigor, 

will lie down with him in the dust. 

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. 

11 His bones may be full of youthful vigor,

but will lie down with him in the grave.

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.

11 Their bodies, once full of youth,

will lie down in the dust with them.

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.

11 His bones were full of his vigor,

but it will lie down with him on the dust.

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.

11 They might feel young and very strong.

But they will soon lie down in the dust of their graves.

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.

11 “His bones are full of his youthful vigor,

But it lies down with him in the dust.

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.