15 He hath devoured substance, and he shall vomit it: for God shall draw it out of his belly.

16 He shall suck the [a]gall of Asps, and the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

17 He shall not see the [b]rivers, nor the floods and streams of honey and butter.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:16 He compareth evil gotten goods to the venom of Asps, which serpent is most dangerous: noting that Job’s great riches were not truly come by and therefore God did plague him justly for the same.
  2. Job 20:17 Though God give to all other abundance of his blessings, yet he shall have no part thereof.

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