NIV: As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
NAS: Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
KJV: As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
GWT: Like vinegar to the teeth, like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him [on a mission].
ASV: As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send 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.
DBY: As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
DRB: As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
WBS: As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, 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.
YLT: As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.
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