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OET-LV Like_the_vinegar to_the_teeth and_like_the_smoke to_the_eyes [is]_so the_lazy to_send_him.
UHB כַּחֹ֤מֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן לָעֵינָ֑יִם כֵּ֥ן הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃ ‡
(ⱪaḩomeʦ lashshinnayim vəkeˊāshān lāˊēynāyim ⱪēn heˊāʦēl ləsholəḩāyv.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
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ULT Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
⇔ so is the lazy one to one who sends him.
UST Lazy people irritate people who send them to do something for them,
⇔ like vinegar irritates teeth and smoke irritates eyes.
BSB ⇔ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
⇔ so is the slacker to those who send him.
OEB As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
⇔ even so is the sluggard to them that send him.
WEB As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
⇔ so is the sluggard to those who send him.
NET Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,
⇔ so is the sluggard to those who send him.
LSV As vinegar to the teeth,
And as smoke to the eyes,
So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
FBV In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
T4T ⇔ We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do,
⇔ just like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
LEB • thus is the lazy to one who employs 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.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS 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.
DRA As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
YLT As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
DBY As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
RV As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
WBS As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
KJB As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
BB As vineger is to the teeth, & as smoke is vnto the eyes: euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth.
(As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke is unto the eyes: even so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth/sends him forth.)
GNV As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.
CB As vyneger is to the teth, and as smoke is vnto ye eyes, eue so is a slogish personne to them that sende him forth.
(As vyneger is to the teth, and as smoke is unto ye/you_all eyes, eue so is a slogish personne to them that send him forth.)
WYC As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie.
(As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the eyes; so a slow man noieth them that sent him in the way.)
LUT Wie der Essig den Zähnen und der Rauch den Augen tut, so tut der Faule denen, die ihn senden.
(How the Essig the Zähnen and the Rauch the Augen tut, so tut the Faule denen, the him/it senden.)
CLV Sicut acetum dentibus, et fumus oculis, sic piger his qui miserunt eum.
(Sicut acetum dentibus, and fumus oculis, so piger his who miserunt eum.)
BRN As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
BrLXX Ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ ὀδοῦσι βλαβερὸν, καὶ καπνὸς ὄμμασιν, οὕτως παρανομία τοῖς χρωμένοις αὐτῇ.
(Hōsper omfax odousi blaberon, kai kapnos ommasin, houtōs paranomia tois ⱪrōmenois autaʸ.)
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כַּחֹ֤מֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן לָעֵינָ֑יִם
like_the,vinegar to_the,teeth and,like_the,smoke to_the,eyes
Solomon is saying that the lazy one is like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes because vinegar irritates teeth and smoke irritates eyes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Like vinegar is irritating to teeth and smoke is irritating to eyes”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו
the,lazy to,send,him
In this verse, the lazy one and him refer to lazy people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “is any lazy person to one who sends that person”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו
to,send,him
Here Solomon implies that the lazy one was sent to do some errand for the person who sent him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to one who sends him to do an errand”