Proverbs 14:4

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⁴When there are no oxen, ·no food is in the barn [or the barn is empty].
But with a strong ox, much grain can be grown.

Proverbs 14:4

Amplified Bible

⁴
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
But much revenue [because of good crops] comes by the strength of the ox.

¹⁰·No one else can know your sadness [^LA heart knows its emotional distress],
and strangers cannot share your joy.

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

¹³·Someone who is laughing may be sad inside [^LEven in laughter the heart may feel pain],
and joy may end in sadness.

¹³
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.

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