It seems as if one had lifted up
His axe in a forest of trees.

But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Thus they exchanged their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

“An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel does not know,
My people do not understand.”

Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an iron axe,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion will eat straw like the ox.

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.

“I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,

The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.

“But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood;
He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol.
As they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,

The mountains will melt under Him
And the valleys will be split,
Like wax before the fire,
Like water poured down a steep place.

The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?

And He said to them, “Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing.” God is not concerned about oxen, is He?

For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”