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17 He will see no streams of oil
    or rivers flowing with honey and cream.[a]
18 He will be forced to restore his gains without enjoying them;
    even though his wealth increased, he will derive no enjoyment.
19 For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute,
    seizing houses that he did not build.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:17 Oil . . . honey and cream: these were staple products of Palestine.

17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(A) flowing with honey(B) and cream.(C)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(D)
    he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(E)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(F) and left them destitute;(G)
    he has seized houses(H) he did not build.

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