When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Job's former state was one of marked prosperity expressed through images of abundance. His path was smoothed and enriched as if cleansed with butter, signifying ease and plenty in daily life. Even the hard rock yielded for him like flowing rivers of oil, showing provision drawn from unlikely sources. Together these figures depict a life richly supplied with both the necessities and the comforts of life.
Job's former state was one of marked prosperity expressed through images of abundance. His path was smoothed and enriched as if cleansed with butter, signifying ease and plenty in daily life. Even the hard rock yielded for him like flowing rivers of oil, showing provision drawn from unlikely sources. Together these figures depict a life richly supplied with both the necessities and the comforts of life.