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Job 20:12

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"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

Job 20:13

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though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

Job 20:14

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yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.

Job 20:15

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He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.

Job 20:16

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He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.

Job 20:17

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He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

Job 20:18

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What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

Job 20:19

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For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

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