5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass,

or an ox bellow when it has fodder?

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,

or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?

7 I refuse to touch it;

such food makes me ill.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?

Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 The things that my soul refused to touch

Are as my sorrowful meat.

5 Don’t I have a right to complain?

Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,

and oxen bellow when they have no food?

6 Don’t people complain about unsalted food?

Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?

7 My appetite disappears when I look at it;

I gag at the thought of eating it!

5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,

Or does the ox low over its fodder?

6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 My soul refuses to touch them;

They are as loathsome food to me.

5 A wild donkey does not bray when it has grass to eat,

and an ox is quiet when it has feed.

6 Tasteless food is not eaten without salt,

and there is no flavor in the white of an egg.

7 I refuse to touch it;

such food makes me sick.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?

Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 My soul refuseth to touch them;

They are as loathsome food to me.

5 Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder? 6 Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.

5 “Does a wild donkey bray when it’s ⸤eating⸥ grass, 

or does an ox make a sound over its hay? 

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, 

or is there any flavor in the white of an egg? 

7 I refuse to touch such things. 

They are disgusting to me. 

5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass

or an ox low over its fodder?

6 Is bland food eaten without salt?

Is there flavor in an egg white?

7 I refuse to touch them;

they are like contaminated food.

5 Does the wild ass bray over its grass,

or the ox low over its fodder?

6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,

or is there any flavor in the juice of mallows?

7 My appetite refuses to touch them;

they are like food that is loathsome to me.

5 Does the wild ass bray over grass,

or the ox bellow over its fodder?

6 Can tasteless food be eaten without salt,

or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?

7 I refused to touch them;

they are like food that will make me ill.

5 Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass?

Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food?

6 Is food that doesn’t have any taste eaten without salt?

Is there any flavor in the white of an egg?

7 I refuse to touch that kind of food.

It makes me sick.

5 “Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,

Or does the ox low over his fodder?

6 “Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 “My soul refuses to touch them;

They are like loathsome food to me.