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

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  1. Proverbs 14:4 tn Heb “the strength of oxen.” The genitive שׁוֹר (shor, “oxen”) functions as an attributed genitive: “strong oxen.” Strong oxen are indispensable for a good harvest, and for oxen to be strong they must be well-fed. The farmer has to balance grain consumption with the work oxen do.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

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Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
    but from the strength of an ox(A) come abundant harvests.

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