17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,

but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,

but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man;

But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,

but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

17 Stolen food may taste sweet at first,

but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.

17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man;

But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

17 Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, 

but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel. 

17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,

but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,

but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,

but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.

17 Food gained by cheating tastes sweet to a man.

But he will end up with a mouth full of sand.

17 Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.