Job 31:17

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

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WEBBE

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

BSB

if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless —

KJV

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

ASV

Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

BBE

If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

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וְאֹכַל ve·'o·khal and I may eat H398 פִּתִּי pi·ti morsel of bread my H6595 לְבַדִּי le·va·di to alone me H905 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 אָכַל 'a·khal he ate H398 יָתוֹם ya·tom a fatherless one H3490 מִמֶּנָּה mi·me·nah some of it H4480

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–23

Job's conscience gave testimony concerning his just and charitable behaviour toward the poor. He is most large upon this head, because in this matter he was particularly accused. He was tender of all, and hurtful to none. Notice the principles by which Job was restrained from being uncharitable and unmerciful. He stood in awe of the Lord, as certainly against him, if he should wrong the poor. Regard to worldly interests may restrain a man from actual crimes; but the grace of God alone can make him hate, dread, and shun sinful thoughts and desires.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.