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Proverbs 10:26

NETBible	Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,¹ so is the sluggard to those² who send him.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 10:26	As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:26	Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 10:26	Lazy people are a pain to their employer. They are like smoke in the eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 10:26	A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 10:26	Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 10:26	Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so are the lazy to their employers.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 10:26	As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him.
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KJV	As vinegar <02558> to the teeth <08127>_, and as smoke <06227> to the eyes <05869>_, so [is] the sluggard <06102> to them that send <07971> (8802) him.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:26	Like vinegar <02558> to the teeth <08127> and smoke <06227> to the eyes <05869> , So <03651> is the lazy <06102> one <06102> to those who send <07971> him.
LXXM	wsper <3746> ADV omfax {N-NSF} odousi <3599> N-DPM blaberon <983> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ kapnov <2586> N-NSM ommasin <3659> N-DPN outwv <3778> ADV paranomia <3892> N-NSF toiv <3588> T-DPM crwmenoiv <5530> V-PMPDP authn <846> D-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	Like vinegar <02558> to the teeth <08127> and like smoke <06227> to the eyes <05869> , so <03651> is the sluggard <06102> to those who send <07971> him.
HEBREW	wyxlsl <07971> lueh <06102> Nk <03651> Mynyel <05869> Nsekw <06227> Mynsl <08127> Umxk (10:26) <02558>

NETBible

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,¹ so is the sluggard to those² who send him.

NET Notes

¹sn 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.

²tn The participle is plural, and so probably should be taken in a distributive sense: “to each one who sends him.”