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When there are no[a] oxen the manger is empty,
    but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:4 Literally “In there is no”
  2. Proverbs 14:4 Hebrew “bull”

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

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10 The heart[a] knows the bitterness of its soul,[b]
    but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.

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  1. Proverbs 14:10 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 14:10 Or “life,” or “inner self”

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

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13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad,
    and the end of joy may be grief.

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

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