Job 20:18

Job 20:18 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;

he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

18“He returns the product of his labor

And cannot swallow it;

As to the riches of his trading,

He cannot even enjoy them.

18“He gives back what he has labored for and attained

And cannot swallow it [down to enjoy it];

As to the riches of his labor,

He cannot even enjoy them.

18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;

he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

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.

18He shall restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, and he shall enioy it no more.

18He 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.

18What they worked for they must give back

before they can eat it.

They won’t enjoy what they have earned.

18He will have to give back everything that he owned.

He will not enjoy the things that he has worked for.

18He is giving back [what] he labored for, and does not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he does not exult.