| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 14:4:1 ⧉בְּאֵ֣יןbeenin there being no Proverbs 14:4:2 ⧉אֲ֭לָפִיםalafimoxen Proverbs 14:4:3 ⧉אֵב֣וּסevusmanger or feeding-trough Proverbs 14:4:4 ⧉בָּ֑רbarclean or pure Proverbs 14:4:5 ⧉וְרָב־תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתveravtevuotand much or abundant produce Proverbs 14:4:6 ⧉בְּכֹ֣חַbekhoakhby strength of Proverbs 14:4:7 ⧉שֽׁוֹר׃shoran ox |
| 4. Formal Translation When there are no oxen, the manger stays clean, but abundant harvests come through the strength of the ox. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation If you have no oxen, the feeding trough stays clean, but plentiful crops come from the power of an ox at work. |