Holy Scripture
Job 30:3
A church father on this verse
“Who gnawed in solitude, being scurvy with calamity and misery, and chewed herbs and the barks of trees. And juniper roots for their meat. All heretics, whilst in sacred Revelation they make it their aim to dive into secrets of God beyond what they are capable of, by their hunger become barren. For they do not seek tho…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3One is childless in want and famine, Such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.
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In context
1But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, Now they reprove me in their turn, Whose fathers I set at nought; Whom I did not deem worthy to be with my shepherd dogs.
2Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? For them the full term of life was lost.
— Job 30:3 —
4Who compass the salt places on the sounding shore, Who had salt herbs for their food, And were dishonorable and of no repute, in want of every good thing; Who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.
5Thieves have risen up against me,