- English translation
When God loves someone and picks them out, their daily bread shows up right at their doorstep.
- Literal wording
Whoever his Lord loved and chose, He brought him his livelihood to the door of his house.
- Meaning and lesson
The proverb holds that a person enjoying God's affection and selection does not need to chase a living. Provision arrives at their own threshold, so what others labor for reaches them without toil, travel, or hardship.
In everyday speech it comments on good fortune that comes easily. Speakers use it to explain why things fall into place for someone, crediting the smooth outcome to divine favor, not mere luck, rather than to the person's own struggle or cleverness.
- When it is used
Say it when someone receives a job, money, or another benefit with almost no effort, or when an errand resolves itself unexpectedly. Said of another person, it can sound admiring or faintly envious depending on tone; said of oneself, it is grateful commentary.
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