1 Corinthians 9:9-10 For in the law of Moses it is written, "Thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn": Is God solicitous for oxen?

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ For in the law of Moses it is written, "Thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn": Is God solicitous for oxen? ¹⁰ Or doth he not unquestionably say this for our sake? For us indeed it was written, because he who plougheth ought to plough in hope; and he who thresheth in hope ought to partake of his hope.