Deuteronomy 9:18

9:18 Then I again fell down before the Lord for forty days and nights; I ate and drank nothing because of all the sin you had committed, doing such evil before the Lord as to enrage him.

Job 23:12

23:12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;

I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion. ¹ 

John 4:31-34

Workers for the Harvest

4:31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, ²  “Rabbi, eat something.” ³  4:32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 4:33 So the disciples began to say ⁴  to one another, “No one brought him anything ⁵  to eat, did they?” ⁶  4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me ⁷  and to complete ⁸  his work. ⁹ 

[23:12]  ¹ tc The form in the MT (מֵחֻקִּי, mekhuqqi) means “more than my portion” or “more than my law.” An expanded meaning results in “more than my necessary food” (see Ps 119:11; cf. KJV, NASB, ESV). HALOT 346 s.v. חֹק 1 indicates that חֹק (khoq) has the meaning of “portion” and is here a reference to “what is appointed for me.” The LXX and the Latin versions, along with many commentators, have בְּחֵקִי (bÿkheqi, “in my bosom”).

[4:31]  ² tn Grk “were asking him, saying.”

[4:31]  ³ tn The direct object of φάγε (fage) in Greek is understood; “something” is supplied in English.

[4:33]  ⁴ tn An ingressive imperfect conveys the idea that Jesus’ reply provoked the disciples’ response.

[4:33]  ⁵ tn The direct object of ἤνεγκεν (hnenken) in Greek is understood; “anything” is supplied in English.

[4:33]  ⁶ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “did they?”).

[4:34]  ⁷ sn The one who sent me refers to the Father.

[4:34]  ⁸ tn Or “to accomplish.”

[4:34]  ⁹ tn The substantival ἵνα (Jina) clause has been translated as an English infinitive clause.