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Proverbs 14:4

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4Without any oxen to pull the plough your barn will be empty, but with them it will be full of corn.t

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  1. tyour barn will be … corn; or you may grow a little corn, but with them you can grow much more.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,

but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,

but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,

but an abundant harvest comes

through the strength of an ox.

NLTNew Living Translation

Without oxen a stable stays clean,

but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When there are no oxen the manger is empty,

but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.

KJV 1900King James Version

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean:

But much increase is by the strength of the ox.