Proverbs 10:26
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10:26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,96
so is the sluggard to those97 who send him.
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- 96 Two similes are used to portray the aggravation in sending a lazy person to accomplish a task. Vinegar to the teeth is an unpleasant, irritating experience; and smoke to the eyes is an unpleasant experience that hinders progress.
- 97 The participle is plural, and so probably should be taken in a distributive sense: “to each one who sends him.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,
thus is the lazy to one who employs him.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.
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