PRO 10:26 Parallel Verse View

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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.

WEBBE As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
⇔ so is the sluggard to those who send him.

WMBB (Same as above)

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[fn] him.

?:? Or “sends”

BBE Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby 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.

Wbstr As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

KJB-1769 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

KJB-1611 As vineger to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Bshps 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.)

Gnva As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.

Cvdl 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.)

Luth Wie der Essig den Zähnen und der Rauch den Augen tut, so tut der Faule denen, die ihn senden.
(How the/of_the Essig the Zähnen and the/of_the Rauch the Augen tut, so tut the/of_the Faule denen, the him/it senden.)

ClVg Sicut acetum dentibus, et fumus oculis, sic piger his qui miserunt eum.[fn]
(Sicut acetum dentibus, and fumus oculis, so piger his who miserunt him. )

10.26 Sicut acetum dentibus. Sicut hæreticorum perfidia, etc., usque ad et etiam verbis impugnant, unde: A nobis exierunt, sed ex nobis non erant I Joan. 2..

10.26 Sicut acetum dentibus. Sicut hæreticorum perfidia, etc., until to and also verbis impugnant, unde: A us exierunt, but from us not/no erant I Yoan. 2..

BrTr 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. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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”

Parallel PRO 10:26