18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;
he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.
19 For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.(A)

20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[a]
he does not let anything he desires escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:20 Lit Because he does not know ease in his stomach

18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(A)
    he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(B)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(C) and left them destitute;(D)
    he has seized houses(E) he did not build.

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(F)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(G)

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