12 “Though (A)evil tastes sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he [a]desires it and will not let it go,
But holds it (B)in his [b]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach is changed
To the [c]venom of cobras within him.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:13 Lit spares it
  2. Job 20:13 Lit palate
  3. Job 20:14 Lit gall

12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
    and he hides it under his tongue,(B)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
    and lets it linger in his mouth,(C)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(D)
    it will become the venom of serpents(E) within him.

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