Proverbs 14:4 (b) Where no work is undertaken for the Lord, there is no trouble and no blessing. If work is undertaken for the Lord, though it entails much labor, pain and trouble, great blessings will follow.
Isaiah 1:3 (b) The Lord is teaching us that the ox, which represents the Christian, knows and esteems the one who owns him, as the Christian knows and loves his Lord. The ass, however, who represents the ungodly, the unsaved, is only interested in the gifts that he may receive from his master. The crib is used to represent earthly blessings which earthly people receive and return no gratitude to the GOD who gives them.