In the blink of an eye...
Had there been a food stamp system in Job’s day, he doubtless would have gone on it.
He probably was sustained during his trials through the beneficence of friends who grudgingly admitted he was no bum, although unleashing no small amount of moralism on him. Aaaaah Job! You have to have sinned to deserve this!
I do not like these government schemes. But I do kind of like to stay alive and not freeze. Sometimes I wonder if the government in spite of its waste is like the dogs who licked the sores of the beggar since nothing better was available for him. And that is why God has shown such great tolerance to it. Better that than to torpedo grace altogether in a country that is sinning madly but still knows rumors of God’s name.