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“Does a wild donkey bray when it’s ⌞eating⌟ grass,
or does an ox make a sound over its hay?
Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
I refuse to touch such things.
They are disgusting to me.

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Does a wild donkey(A) bray(B) when it has grass,
    or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(C)
Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
    or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(D)
I refuse to touch it;
    such food makes me ill.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.