<p class="poetry">They put bitter poison<n id="1" /> into my food,p> <p class="poetry">and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is the sluggard to those<n id="2" /> who send him.p>

<p class="poetry">Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or like vinegar poured on soda,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.<n id="3" />p>

he must separate<n id="1" /> himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar<n id="2" /> made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice<n id="3" /> of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, &#8220;Come here and have<n id="1" /> some food! Dip your bread<n id="2" /> in the vinegar!&#8221; So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed<n id="3" /> her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest.<n id="4" />