Job 22:7

7 Tu ne donnais pas d'eau à boire à l'homme altéré, et tu refusais le pain à l'homme affamé.

Job 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

Job 22:7

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink
To a weary thirsty traveller, to whom in those hot countries cold water was very refreshing, and which in desert places was not to be had in common, or any where; rich men were possessed of their wells and fountains, and were kept for their own use, and it was a kindness and favour to obtain water of them; and yet a cup of cold water is one of the least favours to be given to a poor man, and to deny it him in distress was very inhuman, and was very far from Job's character:

and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry:
bread, which strengthens man's heart, and is the staff of life, without which he cannot support; and this is not to be withheld from, but given even to an enemy when hungry; and to deny it to a poor neighbour in such circumstances is very cruel; the charge is, that Job would not give a poor hungry man a morsel of bread to eat; which must be false, being directly contrary to what he strongly asserts, ( Job 31:17 ) .

Job 22:7 In-Context

5 Ta méchanceté n'est-elle pas grande, et tes iniquités ne sont-elles pas sans nombre?

6 Tu exigeais des gages de tes frères, sans motif; tu privais de leurs vêtements ceux qui étaient nus.

7 Tu ne donnais pas d'eau à boire à l'homme altéré, et tu refusais le pain à l'homme affamé.

8 Tu livrais la terre à celui qui était puissant, et celui pour qui tu avais des égards y habitait.

9 Tu renvoyais les veuves les mains vides, et les bras des orphelins étaient brisés.