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Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;
    abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

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Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,[a]
but an abundant harvest comes
through the strength of an ox.

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  1. Proverbs 14:4 Or clean

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

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10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.

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10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.

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10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

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13 Even in laughter the heart is sad,
    and the end of joy is grief.(A)

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13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.(A)

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13 Even in laughter(A) the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.

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