New International Reader's Version

Job 20:13-18 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

13. They can't stand to let it go. So they hold it in their mouths.

14. But their food will turn sour in their stomachs. It will become like the poison of a serpent inside them.

15. They will spit out the rich food they swallowed. God will make their stomachs throw it up.

16. They will suck the poison of a serpent. The fangs of an adder will kill them.

17. They won't enjoy streams that flow with honey. They won't enjoy rivers that flow with cream.

18. What they worked for they must give back before they can eat it. They won't enjoy what they have earned.