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Does the wild ass bray over its grass,
    or the ox low over its fodder?
Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
    or is there any flavour in the juice of mallows?[a]
My appetite refuses to touch them;
    they are like food that is loathsome to me.[b]

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  1. Job 6:6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Job 6:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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