New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 20:12-16

12“Thoughאִם־'im-H518evilH7463is sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310Andhe hidesיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956,

13Though hedesiresיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it and will not letH5800it goH5800,But holdsוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513it in hismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441,

14Yethis foodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in his stomachבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578is changedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015To thevenomמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846of cobrasפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.

15He swallowsבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428, But willvomitH7006them up;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410will expelיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423them from his bellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.

16He sucksיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243the poisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֥יםpe.ta.NimH6620;The viper’sאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956slaysתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026him.

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