Luke 15:16 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better]. [Jer. 30:14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Common English Bible

He longed to eat his fill from what the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.