^{17 Ref} And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

^{18 Ref} And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.

^{19 Ref} It is to him as apparel -- he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.

^{20 Ref} This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.