Ulangan 25:4

25:4 You must not muzzle your ¹  ox when it is treading grain.

Ulangan 25:1

25:1 If controversy arises between people, ²  they should go to court for judgment. When the judges ³  hear the case, they shall exonerate ⁴  the innocent but condemn ⁵  the guilty.

1 Timotius 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ⁶  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ⁷ 

[25:4]  ¹ tn Heb “an.” By implication this is one’s own animal.

[25:1]  ² tn Heb “men.”

[25:1]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”

[25:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”

[5:18]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

[5:18]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.