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The Book of Job, Chapter 20, Verse 23

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In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
King James Version
[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
American Standard Version
When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
New English Translation
“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.
World English Bible
When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
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He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
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It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
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All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
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The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
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The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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But Job answered and said,
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Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
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Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?