Job 20:12–16
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12–13Evil tastes so good to them
that they keep some in their mouths to enjoy its flavour.
14But in their stomachs the food turns bitter,
as bitter as any poison could be.
15The wicked vomit up the wealth they stole;
God takes it back, even out of their stomachs.
16What evil people swallow is like poison;
it kills them like the bite of a deadly snake.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
though he hides it under his tongue,
though he is loath to let it go
and holds it in his mouth,
yet his food is turned in his stomach;
it is the venom of cobras within him.
He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
He will suck the poison of cobras;
the tongue of a viper will kill him.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Though evil is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,
though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,
yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;
it will become the venom of serpents within him.
He will spit out the riches he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit them up.
He will suck the poison of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth
and he conceals it under his tongue,
though he cherishes it and will not let it go
but keeps it in his mouth,
yet the food in his stomach turns
into cobras’ venom inside him.
He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.
He will suck the poison of cobras;
a viper’s fangs will kill him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness,
letting it melt under their tongue.
They savored it,
holding it long in their mouths.
But suddenly the food in their bellies turns sour,
a poisonous venom in their stomach.
They will vomit the wealth they swallowed.
God won’t let them keep it down.
They will suck the poison of cobras.
The viper will kill them.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth,
and he hides it under his tongue,
though he spares it and does not let it go
and holds it back in the midst of his palate,
in his bowels his food is turned,
the venom of horned vipers is within him.
He swallows riches, but he vomits them up;
God drives them out from his stomach.
He will suck the poison of horned vipers;
the viper’s tongue will kill him.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,
Though he hide it under his tongue;
Though he spare it, and forsake it not;
But keep it still within his mouth:
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned,
It is the gall of asps within him.
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again:
God shall cast them out of his belly.
He shall suck the poison of asps:
The viper’s tongue shall slay him.
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