# whose fathers I would have refused to allow to work beside the dogs of my flock

This shows how much he despised those fathers. They were not even good enough to be with his dogs. AT: "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 of my flock

The dogs' relationship to the flock can be stated clearly. AT: "the dogs that guarded my flock" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])