Job 31:32

"if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’"

Key Reflection

In Job 31:32, the verse speaks to the integrity and generosity of Job's household management. It suggests that no visitor in his home went away hungry; they were always satisfied, indicating Job's commitment to providing for those in need. This reflects a cultural expectation in ancient Near Eastern societies where hospitality was paramount, and it underscores Job’s reputation for fairness and kindness, even when facing trials and accusations from others.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The stranger did not lodge in the street -This is designed to illustrate the sentiment in the previous verse, and to express his consciousness that he had showed the most generous hospitality. But I opened my doors to the traveler -Margin, or way. The word used hereארח'ôrachmeans properly way, path, road; but it also denotes those who travel on such a way; seeJob 6:19, “The troops of Tema looked,” Hebrewארחתימאtêymâ''ôrach- the ways, or paths of Tema; that is, those who traveled in those paths. Vulgate here,viatori. Septuagint, “To everyone that came” -παντί ἐλθόντιpantielthonti.

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