An amusing parable illustrates the lesson of this verse. Once there was a simple and straight man named Hershel Babbish whose wife heard that the fish markets were in strong supply of an excellent type of fish (which in Arabic was called B"ini). The nets cast for fishing that morning successfully caught many fish and as a result the town’s fish market was flooded. Instead of being pricey, this excellent type of fish sold in the markets on that day were very inexpensive. Hershel’s wife implored him to take advantage of this buying opportunity but he lazily refused to do so. She continued to nag and chepper him a thousand times before he finally caved in.

Off he went to the fishmarket where one store displayed many of the exceptional B"ini fish and also one large, ugly cheap fish (which in Arabic was called G"tan). The store owner tried very hard to unload this ugly fish. He discounted it 50% but no one would buy an ugly fish when the nice variety was readily available. No one ever wanted to buy the ugly fish since it looked like a scorpion whose pincers are ready to sting its own master !! Nonetheless, this store owner was determined to sell this ugly fish, and as luck would have it, in walked Babbish.

The store owner approached this simple fellow proudly displaying the G”tan and boasted about how large the fish was but that he would nonetheless part with it for only half price. Babbish refused, realizing his wife would give him much aggravation if he bought the G”tan instead of the B”ini. But after the store owner pleaded and begged him a thousand times, Babbish finally broke down and bought it for 25% of the original retail price. When he arrived home, he reckoned that if he gave the fish to his wife whole, she would be upset and insist that he return it in exchange for the B"ini. But, he figured, that if he scaled and cut it into small pieces then she would not be able to recognize it as the truly ugly fish that it was. Moreover (and most importantly), she would thus not insist that he make an additional trip to the fish market.

While he proceeded to cut open the fish, he discovered a valuable gem inside it and he immediately took it to the wealthiest man in his city to ascertain its value and ready it for sale. When this rich man saw the stone, he asked Babbish how he obtained it and Babbish relayed the story in full tothis wealthy man. The rich man was amazed and told him that his good fortune was remarkably similar to how his own father acquired his wealth.

The man’s father was middle class, not rich or poor. He once came down with a sudden grave illness but was miraculously cured by an excellent physician. As part of his treatment, the doctor insisted that his patient pitch a tent on the plains outside the city by the beach to enjoy its pure and clear air. The doctor insisted that this was absolutely essential for his patient's welfare and recuperation. Just outside the city borders, there was a vast expanse of beachfront property and it was the custom of the city’s uppercrust to live in tents near the beach during the months of Iyar and Sivan; for this luxury, they would pay the government a fixed rent for this period. The doctor informed his patient that he should go the beach property in early Nisan to get a jump on the crowd. The man's father did not want to follow his doctor's orders but after a hundred times of pushing, he took action and found a nice size plot where he pitched his tent and began to peg down its corners into the earth. He started in one location but was soon dissatisfied and chose a different spot. He moved several times until finally settling upon a spot which met his satisfaction. When he drove the last of the tent pegs into the earth on his site, instead of meeting the resisting force of the ground, his peg drove through and clinked against a metal plate in a small sack. He removed the metal plate from the sack and to his surprise and delight found jewels, gems and diamonds. This was how the father became rich.

The manners of acquisition between the father and Babbish were very similar. The jewels found by the father should have been discovered because the upper class had been pitching tents in that location for years and also the gem found within the belly of the G"tan accidentally fell into the hands of Babbish. Both finders shared excellent timing and extraordinary luck Moreover, they not only did not seize the initiative in their efforts but had in their respective courses refused to follow their destined path.

The wealth and blessing destined to come to an individual comes to him because it is Hashem's will. Our verse teaches us that not only do all the blessings eventually come to a person, but that these blessings actively pursue this individual until the will of Hashem is fulfilled.