And Solomon had four thousand mangers of horses and chariots for them, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he bestowed them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

“Will the wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?

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

An ox knows its owner and a donkey the manger of its master. Israel does not know; my people do not understand.