A literal rendering of v. 22b, “a fool when he is sated with food,” is misleading. “To be sated with food” (śāba‘ leḥem) in Job 27:14; Prov. 12:11; 20:13 expresses the fulfillment that comes from virtue, not simply feeling sated with food. The translation “rejected woman” (lit., “hated woman”) in v. 23, is disputed. Some commentators (Delitzsch, Toy, and Plöger) believe the term refers to an older unmarried woman who, contrary to expectation, finds a husband. Others suggest “hated” is a technical