Job 30:1

New International Version

30 “But now they mock me,^(A)
men younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to put with my sheep dogs.^(B)

Job 30:1

New King James Version

30 “But now they mock at me, men ^[a]younger than I,
Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

30 “But now they mock me, those who are younger^[a] than I,
whose fathers I disdained too much^[b]
to put with my sheep dogs.^[c]

Job 30:1 tn Heb “smaller than I for days.”
Job 30:1 tn Heb “who I disdained their fathers to set…,” meaning “whose fathers I disdained to set.” The relative clause modifies the young fellows who mock; it explains that Job did not think highly enough of them to put them with the dogs. The next verse will explain why.
Job 30:1 sn Job is mocked by young fellows who come from low extraction. They mocked their elders and their betters. The scorn is strong here—dogs were despised as scavengers.

New International Version (NIV)