Job 6:5–7
Job 6:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.
Job 6:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 The things that my soul refused to touch
Are as my sorrowful meat.
Job 6:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Don’t I have a right to complain?
Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?
6 Don’t people complain about unsalted food?
Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?
7 My appetite disappears when I look at it;
I gag at the thought of eating it!
Job 6:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?
6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 My soul refuses to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.
Job 6:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 A wild donkey does not bray when it has grass to eat,
and an ox is quiet when it has feed.
6 Tasteless food is not eaten without salt,
and there is no flavor in the white of an egg.
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me sick.
Job 6:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.
Job 6:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder? 6 Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.
Job 6:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 “Does a wild donkey bray when it’s ⸤eating⸥ grass,
or does an ox make a sound over its hay?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
7 I refuse to touch such things.
They are disgusting to me.
Job 6:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
6 Is bland food eaten without salt?
Is there flavor in an egg white?
7 I refuse to touch them;
they are like contaminated food.
Job 6:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Does the wild ass bray over its grass,
or the ox low over its fodder?
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any flavor in the juice of mallows?
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are like food that is loathsome to me.
Job 6:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 Does the wild ass bray over grass,
or the ox bellow over its fodder?
6 Can tasteless food be eaten without salt,
or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?
7 I refused to touch them;
they are like food that will make me ill.
Job 6:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass?
Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food?
6 Is food that doesn’t have any taste eaten without salt?
Is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
7 I refuse to touch that kind of food.
It makes me sick.
Job 6:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 “Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6 “Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 “My soul refuses to touch them;
They are like loathsome food to me.