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.
¹⁵ He swallows riches,
But will ^(C)vomit them up;
God will expel them from his belly.
¹⁶ He sucks ^(D)the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue kills him.

¹⁰ Then I will ^(A)turn your festivals into mourning,
And all your songs into songs of mourning;
And I will put ^(B)sackcloth around everyone’s waist,
And ^[a]baldness on every head.
And I will make it ^(C)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.