Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, the labourer is worthy of his hire.

There’s the tale of a lad who went for a job on a farm. The old farmer who interviewed him asked what he could do. The lad replied ‘Everything.’ ‘Can you milk cows?’ ‘Yes, no worries.’ ‘Can you plough?’ ‘As good a ploughman as you’ll find anywhere.’ ‘Can you clip sheep?’ ‘Won competitions for it.’ …