NSB(i)
15 »He will spit out the riches he swallowed. God will make his stomach vomit them up.
16 »He will suck the poison of serpents. The fangs of an adder (cobra) will kill him.
17 »He will not look upon the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 »What he toiled for he must give back uneaten. He will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19 »For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor and left them destitute. He has violently seized houses he did not build.
20 »He will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
21 »There is nothing left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.
22 »Distress will overtake him in the midst of his plenty. The full force of misery will come upon him.
23 »With his belly full, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows upon him.
24 »Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
25 »He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him.
26 »Total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27 »The heavens will expose his guilt. The earth will rise up against him!
28 »A flood will carry off his house. Rushing waters will wash away his possessions on the day of God’s wrath.
29 »This is the fate God allots the wicked, the heritage appointed for them by God.«