Holy Scripture
Job 20:16
A church father on this verse
“Ver. 16. He shall suck the head of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. 19. The 'asp' is a small serpent, but the 'viper' hath more length of body. And asps produce eggs, and their young are hatched from the eggs. But when vipers have conceived, their 'young ravin in their womb, which bursting the parents' sides i…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16And let him suck the poison of serpents, And let the serpent’s tongue slay him.
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14Yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; The gall of an asp is in his belly.
15His wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; A messenger of wrath shall drag him out of his house.
— Job 20:16 —
17Let him not see the milk of the pastures, Nor the supplies of honey and butter.
18He has labored unprofitably and in vain, for wealth of which he shall not taste: It is as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.