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Job 20:15-20

15He swallowsבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104wealthחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428but vomits it outוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410will force itיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423from his stomachמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.

16He will suckיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243the poisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֥יםpe.ta.NimH6620;the fangsלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of a viperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660will kill himתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026.

17He will notאַל־'al-H408enjoyיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200the streamsבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,the riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104flowing withנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and creamוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.

18He must returnמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725the fruit of his laborיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808consuming itיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104;he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808enjoyיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965the profitsכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428of his tradingתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545.

19Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has oppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533andforsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;he has seizedגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497housesבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004he did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808buildיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129.

20Becauseכִּ֤י׀kiH3588his appetiteבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990is neverלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedיָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣וya.Da' sha.LevH3045 H7961,he cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422with his treasureבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.

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