A wild bull is very strong!\par But can you trust him to do your work?\par
Proverbs 14:4 - Easy To Read Version If there are no cows to do the work, then the barn will be empty. The people can use the strength of a cow to have a great harvest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: But much increase is by the strength of the ox. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Where no oxen are, the grain crib is empty, but much increase [of crops] comes by the strength of the ox. American Standard Version (1901) Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox. Common English Bible When there are no oxen, the stall is clean, but when there is a strong bull, there is abundant produce. Catholic Public Domain Version Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty. But where there are many crops, there the strength of the ox is manifest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest. |
A wild bull is very strong!\par But can you trust him to do your work?\par
Our soldiers are safe.\par No enemy is trying to break in.\par We are not going to war.\par People are not screaming in our streets.\par
A poor man might have good land that can produce plenty of food. But he makes bad decisions and stays hungry.
A foolish person’s words cause him trouble. But the words of a wise person protect him.
A truthful person does not lie—he is a good witness. But a person that can’t be trusted never tells the truth—he is a bad witness.
“\{I did many things to try to make you come to me.\} I didn’t give you any food to eat. {\cf2\super [53]} There was no food in any of your cities. But you didn’t come back to me.” The Lord said those things.