"He swallowsriches,But will vomitthem up; Godwill expelthem from his belly.
"His sonsfavorthe poor,And his handsgivebackhis wealth.
[Yet] his foodin his stomachis changedTo the venomof cobraswithinhim.
"He returnswhathe has attainedAnd cannotswallow[it]; As to the richesof his trading,He cannoteven enjoy[them].
"Becausehe knewnoquietwithinhim, He does not retainanything he desires.
"The increaseof his housewill depart;[His possessions] will flowaway in the dayof His anger.
Let the creditorseizeallthat he has, And let strangersplunderthe productof his labor.
There is precioustreasureand oilin the dwellingof the wise,But a foolishmanswallowsit up.
You will vomitup the morselyou have eaten,And wasteyour compliments.
"Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhas devouredme [and] crushedme, He has setme down[like] an emptyvessel;He has swallowedme like a monster,He has filledhis stomachwith my delicacies;He has washedme away.
"I will punishBelin Babylon,And I will make whathe has swallowedcomeout of his mouth;And the nationswill nolongerstreamto him. Eventhe wallof Babylonhas fallendown!
"Will not allof thesetakeup a taunt-songagainsthim, Even mockery[and] insinuationsagainst him And say,Woeto him who increaseswhat is not his-- For howlong--And makeshimself richwith loans?'
