18What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.


In Context

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 will kill him.

17 He will not enjoy 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 the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

20 "Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.

Job 20:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That 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. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:18He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.