20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[a]
he does not let anything he desires escape.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume;(A)
therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22 At the height of his success[b] distress will come to him;(B)
the full weight of misery[c] will crush him.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:20 Lit Because he does not know ease in his stomach
  2. 20:22 Lit In the fullness of his excess
  3. 20:22 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read the hand of everyone in misery

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