The expression “that it may not hurt me ” may suggest that Jabez prayed, not to escape calamity, but to be kept from being grieved or overcome by the effects of evil.
Fraas „et mul vaeva ei oleks ” ei pruugi tähendada, et Jabes palus õnnetusest pääsemist, vaid et kurjuse tagajärjed teda ei muserdaks.