12. Though evil tastes sweet in his mouthand he conceals it under his tongue,
13. though he cherishes it and will not let it gobut keeps it in his mouth,
14. yet the food in his stomach turnsinto cobras’ venom inside him.
15. He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;God will force it from his stomach.
16. He will suck the poison of cobras;a viper’s fangs will kill him.
17. He will not enjoy the streams,the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18. He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.
19. For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;he seized a house he did not build.
20. Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape.
21. Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22. At the height of his success distress will come to him; the full weight of misery will crush him.
23. When he fills his stomach,God will send His burning anger against him,raining it down on him while he is eating.
24. If he flees from an iron weapon,an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.
25. He pulls it out of his back,the flashing tip out of his liver. Terrors come over him.
26. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.A fire unfanned by human hands will consume him;it will feed on what is left in his tent.
27. The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.