Matthew Henry · Verse 26
As vinegar sets the teeth on edge, and as the smoke causes the eyes to smart, so the sluggard vexes his employer.
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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WEBBE
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
BSB
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
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.
BBE
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
Original Hebrew
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כַּחֹמֶץ
ka·cho·metz
like (the) vinegar
H2558
לַשִּׁנַּיִם
la·shi·na·yim
to the teeth
H8127
וְכֶעָשָׁן
ve·khe·'a·shan
and like (the) smoke
H6227
לָעֵינָיִם
la·'ei·na·yim
to the eyes
H5869
כֵּן
ken
so
H3651
הֶעָצֵל
he·'a·tzel
the sluggard
H6102
לְשֹׁלְחָיו
le·sho·le·chav
to [those who] send him
H7971
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