For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came], and it is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Ver. 30. The Lord hath blessed thee since my coming.] Heb., At my foot. Hence grew that proverb used in Africa, Homo boni pedis; a man whose coming is prosperous; - appliable to the ministers of the gospel, whose "feet are beautiful," Isa 52:7 Rom 10:15 and prosperous, if they faithfully feed the flock.