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"Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue,
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Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth,
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Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him.
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He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.
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He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue will slay him.
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He will not see the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
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He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment.
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For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
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"Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires.
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Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.
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In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him.
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When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating.
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He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through.
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It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him;
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Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
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The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.
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The increase of his house will depart, And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath.
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This is the portion from God for a wicked man, The heritage appointed to him by God."