Not muzzle the mouth of the ox; the ox had a right to support from those for whom he labored, and they could not withhold it without sinning against God, who required it of them.

Take care for oxen; is it for the sake of oxen that this precept is given? that is, oxen alone, or chiefly. The apostle proceeds to show that the law in question is designed to contain a general principle for the benefit of those who labor in spiritual things.

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Old Testament