The Pulpit Commentary on Job 33:20

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Be that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. Eating and drinking are detestable to the man who is stretched on a bed of sickness (comp. Psalms 107:18, "Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death").

The chains that bind to earth fall off, and the soul is left open to loftier influences.

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