Job 21:24

His loins full of milk,

   The marrow of his bones moist.

 

Yesterday, I made mistakes. Yesterday, I did things that I would have preferred to not have done. Yesterday, I also did things I needed to do and things that have been needing to be done. Yesterday, I also didn’t get mad when things did not go my way, or at least not as mad as normal.

‘Loins’ was also ‘body’, ‘pails’, ‘breasts’, ‘udder’, and ‘vital organs’. ‘Full of milk’ was also ‘well nourished’.

‘Moist’ was also ‘rich with’ or ‘juicy’.

Fat, dumb, and happy is the phrase that keeps running through my head with these verses. The simple-minded wanted God to punish the wicked. Job is telling them that the wicked are living just the way they want. God does not work on the level of the ‘average bear’ or person.

One of the desires of the wicked (if not everyone) is to find a get rich quick scheme. I still find it funny that scheme has no negative connotation in British English. When we were newly married, we had some friends who played the lottery each weekend and liked to say they went to bed without looking to see if they won in hopes they could sleep well in anticipation. My plan was for God to give me the winning ticket as I knew the odds.

There is s song out about a lady knowing that being rich is just a state of mind. I always assumed being rich was having so much that you did not chase after more. I learned that real rich people chase more harder than the rest of us, but keep up appearances with what they have. I think the only true state of being rich is to recognize that God is in control and you have no impact on how much you have so you don’t worry about stuff. I am not there since I still worry and work to obtain more, but I am trying to lean on Him and to work for Him only.

Written 5/26/26, Posted 7/18/26, Job 510/~1070