KJVThat which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
That 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.
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it ; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XX. One would have thought that such an excellent confession of faith as Job made, in the close of the foregoing chapter, would satisfy his friends, or at least mollify them; but they do not seem to have taken any notice of it, and therefore Zophar…