Job 20:12-14

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“Though ^(A)evil is sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,

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Though he ^(a)desires it and will not let it go,
But holds it ^(B)in his ^(b)mouth,

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Yet his food in his stomach is changed
To the ^(c)venom of cobras within him.

Footnotes:

a. Job 20:13: ['Lit ', has compassion on]

b. Job 20:13: ['Lit ', palate]

c. Job 20:14: ['Lit ', gall]

Cross references:

A. Job 20:12: Job 15:16

B. Job 20:13: Numbers 11:18-20; Numbers 11:33; Job 20:23

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