Job 31:31 if those of my household have never said, 'Who has not been filled with Job's meat?'--

◄ Job 31:31 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
if those of my household have never said, 'Who has not been filled with Job's meat?'--

English Standard Version
if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’

New American Standard Bible
"Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat '?

King James Bible
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Haven't the members of my household said, "Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job's table?"

International Standard Version
People in my household have said, 'We cannot find anyone who has not been satisfied with his meat,' haven't they?

American Standard Version
If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

Douay-Rheims Bible
If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?

Darby Bible Translation
If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? --

Young's Literal Translation
If not -- say ye, O men of my tent, 'O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

31:24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1Pe 4:9.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

31. That is, Job's household said, Oh, that we had Job's enemy to devour, we cannot rest satisfied till we have! But Job refrained from even wishing revenge (1Sa 26:8; 2Sa 16:9, 10). So Jesus Christ (Lu 9:54, 55). But, better (see Job 31:32), translated, "Who can show (literally, give) the man who was not satisfied with the flesh (meat) provided by Job?" He never let a poor man leave his gate without giving him enough to eat.