Job 20:12-19

International Children’s Bible

¹² “Evil may taste sweet in the evil person’s mouth.
    He may hide it under his tongue.
¹³ He cannot stand to let go of it.
    So he keeps it in his mouth.
¹⁴ But his food will turn sour in his stomach.
    It will be like the poison of a snake inside him.
¹⁵ He has swallowed riches, but he will spit them out.
    God will make the evil person’s stomach vomit them up.
¹⁶ He will suck the poison of snakes.
    The snake’s poisonous fangs will kill him.
¹⁷ He will not admire the sparkling streams
    or the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
¹⁸ He must give back what he worked for without eating it.
    He will not enjoy the money he made from his trading.
¹⁹ This is because he has troubled the poor people and left them with nothing.
    He has taken houses he did not build.