Job 20:18
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
In context
16 He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
Job 20:18 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
- KJV King James Version
- That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
- WEB World English Bible
- He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- He is giving back [what] he laboured for, And doth not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he exults not.
- DBY Darby Translation
- That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
- WBS Webster Bible
- That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it : according to his substance shall the restitution be , and he shall not rejoice in it .