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"Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.

Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

"Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

"In the fullness of his excess he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

"When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And rain it on him while he is eating.

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

"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

"It is drawn and comes out of his back, Even the flashing point from his gallbladder; Terrors come upon him,

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

"The heavens will reveal his guilt, And the earth will rise up against him.

The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

"The increase of his house will disappear; His possessions will flow away on the day of His anger.

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

"This is a wicked person's portion from God, The inheritance decreed to him by God."

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.