26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so are sluggards to those who send them.

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

So is the sluggard to them that send him.

26 Lazy people irritate their employers,

like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

So is the lazy man to those who send him.

26 A lazy person affects the one he works for

like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

So is the sluggard to them that send him.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

26 Like vinegar to the teeth, 

like smoke to the eyes, 

so is the lazy person to those who send him ⸤on a mission⸥. 

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,

so are the lazy to their employers.

26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,

thus is the lazy to one who employs him.

26 Anyone who doesn’t want to work hurts those who send him.

He is like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.