16. He will suck the poison of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him.
17. He will not look upon the rivers,the streams flowing with honey and curds.
18. He will give back the fruit of his toiland will not swallow it down;from the profit of his tradinghe will get no enjoyment.
19. For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;he has seized a house that he did not build.
20. “Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.
21. There was nothing left after he had eaten;therefore his prosperity will not endure.
22. In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress;the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
23. To fill his belly to the full,God will send his burning anger against himand rain it upon him into his body.
24. He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through.
25. It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come upon him.