Proverbs 14;4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
This verse is similar to saying that if have clean stable you have no horses. Both of these animals have been used in the past to supply income for families. If you did not have ox to pull the plow you had no income therefore it could lead to poverty. When we see a dirty stable or barn we know there are animals there to work to help supply a family’s need. Today we might see people who are always loafing and not ever really doing or accomplishing anything and this will lead to poverty. Then we see some one who is up and headed to a job everyday will be blessed with the fruit of his labor. Let us strive to be one who is always working for kingdom of God in everything we do and not just going through the motions.