^{12 Ref} Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

^{13 Ref} Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

^{14 Ref} Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

^{15 Ref} He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.

^{16 Ref} He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.

^{17 Ref} He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.

^{18 Ref} That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

^{19 Ref} For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

^{20 Ref} Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.