16. They will suck the poison of cobras.The viper will kill them.
17. They will never again enjoy streams of olive oilor rivers of milk and honey.
18. They will give back everything they worked for.Their wealth will bring them no joy.
19. For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.They foreclosed on their homes.
20. They were always greedy and never satisfied.Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.
21. Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves.Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.
22. “In the midst of plenty, they will run into troubleand be overcome by misery.
23. May God give them a bellyful of trouble.May God rain down his anger upon them.
24. When they try to escape an iron weapon,a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.
25. The arrow is pulled from their back,and the arrowhead glistens with blood.The terrors of death are upon them.