Job 6:6

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 6:6

BSB
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
AKJV
Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
CPDV
Or can one eat bland food, which is not seasoned with salt? Or can anyone taste that which, if tasted, causes death?
ERV
Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
NHEB
Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
SMT
Shall that unseasoned be eaten without salt? if there is taste in purslain slime?

Commentary for Job 6:6

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 6:6
Summary
Tasteless food is inedible without flavoring
Event
Questioning food palatability
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Teaching