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Job 6:6–7

Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,

or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?1

My appetite refuses to touch them;

they are as food that is loathsome to me.2

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Job 6:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Is tasteless food eaten without salt,

or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?

I refuse to touch it;

such food makes me ill.

Job 6:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?

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

The things that my soul refused to touch

Are as my sorrowful meat.

Job 6:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Don’t people complain about unsalted food?

Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?

My appetite disappears when I look at it;

I gag at the thought of eating it!

Job 6:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?

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

My soul refuses to touch them;

They are as loathsome food to me.

Job 6:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Tasteless food is not eaten without salt,

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

I refuse to touch it;

such food makes me sick.

Job 6:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?

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

My soul refuseth to touch them;

They are as loathsome food to me.

Job 6:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg? What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.

Job 6:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Job 6:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Is bland food eaten without salt?

Is there flavor in an egg white?

I refuse to touch them;

they are like contaminated food.

Job 6:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,

or is there any flavor in the juice of mallows?

My appetite refuses to touch them;

they are like food that is loathsome to me.

Job 6:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Can tasteless food be eaten without salt,

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

I refused to touch them;

they are like food that will make me ill.

Job 6:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

Is there any flavor in the white of an egg?

I refuse to touch that kind of food.

It makes me sick.

Job 6:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,

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

“My soul refuses to touch them;

They are like loathsome food to me.


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