Verse 4

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest. 11 If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?
• Prov 13:23 : 23 Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
• Amos 4:6 : 6 “But surely I gave you no food to eat in all your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The LORD is speaking!