He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Head. Hebrew, "venom. "Septuagint, "the wrath of dragons. "(Calmet)
Vipers. The same Hebrew term is elsewhere rendered basilisk, or asp. The precise import of such things is not easily ascertained. (Pineda)
Tongue. The ancients thought that serpents communicated the venom by the tongue, or sting. Moderns think they do it rather by the teeth. (Calmet)