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There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, nor any remaining where he sojourned.

They that come after shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, and hath compassed me with his net.

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.

His bones are full of his youth, but it shall lie down with him in the dust.

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, 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.

There was nothing left that he devoured not; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.