This shows how much he despised those fathers. They were not even good enough to be with his dogs. Alternate translation: "whose fathers I despised and would not have allowed to work beside the dogs of my flock" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
The dogs' relationship to the flock can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "the dogs that guarded my flock" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])