Bible verse
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 10.
22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
KJV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
ASV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
ERV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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