Job 22:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. Thou hast not given water - It was esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travelers with water; especially in the deserts, where scarcely a stream was to be found, and where wells were very rare. Some of the Indian devotees are accustomed to stand with a girbah or skin full of water, on the public roads, to give drink to weary travelers who are parched with thirst.