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Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
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American Standard Version
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Christian Standard Bible
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.
English Standard Version
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
King James Version
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
New American Standard Bible
Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
New International Version
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
New King James Version
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
World English Bible
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.