Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are , to till the ground and tread out the corn, the crib is empty, is clean ; there is no straw for the cattle, and consequently no bread for the service of man. Scarcity is represented by cleanness of teeth , Amos 4:6. Where no oxen are there is nothing to be done at the ground, and then nothing to be had out of it; the crib ...