“Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.”
Proverbs 10:26 (BSB)
Context Reading
24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. 25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever. 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him. 27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short. 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.