ya.ga denotes the labor whose fruit is returned rather than enjoyed in Job 20:18.

The attested use refers to labor viewed through its resulting fruit: in Job 20:18, that fruit is returned and not enjoyed.

1. Labor whose fruit is returned · dominant

   In Job 20:18, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about returning the fruit of labor; the APB renders the verse, "He returns the fruit of his toil and does not swallow it; he does not rejoice in the profit of his trade."

   Job 20:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 20:18, the APB presents the clause as "the fruit of his toil"; The noun's individual English equivalent cannot be isolated with certainty.