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Job 20:18

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They spit out their food half-chewed,

unable to relax and enjoy anything they’ve worked for.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He will give back the fruit of his toil

and will not swallow it down;

from the profit of his trading

he will get no enjoyment.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;

he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;

he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will give back everything they worked for.

Their wealth will bring them no joy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Returning the products of his toil, he will not swallow;

according to the profit of his trade, he will not enjoy,

KJV 1900King James Version

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down:

According to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.