Proverbs 10:26 
Context| NET © | Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, 1 so is the sluggard to those 2 who send him. |
| NIV © | As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him. |
| NASB © | Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him. |
| NLT © | Lazy people are a pain to their employer. They are like smoke in the eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge. |
| MSG © | A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes. |
| BBE © | Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him. |
| NRSV © | Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so are the lazy to their employers. |
| NKJV © | As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him. |
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| NET © | Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, 1 so is the sluggard to those 2 who send him. |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn 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. 2 tn The participle is plural, and so probably should be taken in a distributive sense: “to each one who sends him.” |
