The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it, or as if the staff should lift itself, as if it were no wood.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

Behold the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.