17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
17 Bread of deceit
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, but soon your mouth is full of gravel.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
17 He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.
17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause;
17 As it is, he knocks me about from pillar to post, beating me up, black and blue, for no good reason.
17 For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.
17 For he attacks me with a storm and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
(Read Job 9:14-21)
Job is still righteous in his own eyes, 1, and this answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the question between the afflicted and the Lord of providence, is a question of might, and not of right; and we begin to discover the evil fruits of pride and of a self-righteous spirit. Job begins to manifest a disposition to condemn God, that he may justify himself, for which he is afterwards reproved. Still Job knew so much of himself, that he durst not stand a trial. If we say, We have no sin, we not only deceive ourselves, but we affront God; for we sin in saying so, and give the lie to the Scripture. But Job reflected on God's goodness and justice in saying his affliction was without cause.
18 He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
18 he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
18 He won't even let me catch my breath, piles bitterness upon bitterness.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.
18 He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
(Read Job 9:14-21)
Job is still righteous in his own eyes, 1, and this answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the question between the afflicted and the Lord of providence, is a question of might, and not of right; and we begin to discover the evil fruits of pride and of a self-righteous spirit. Job begins to manifest a disposition to condemn God, that he may justify himself, for which he is afterwards reproved. Still Job knew so much of himself, that he durst not stand a trial. If we say, We have no sin, we not only deceive ourselves, but we affront God; for we sin in saying so, and give the lie to the Scripture. But Job reflected on God's goodness and justice in saying his affliction was without cause.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:17
Commentary on Proverbs 20:17
(Read Proverbs 20:17)
Wealth gotten by fraud may be sweet, for the carnal mind takes pleasure in the success of wicked devices; but it will be bitter in the reflection.