A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.
Proverbs 10:26 - Easy To Read Version Never let a lazy man do something for you. He will irritate you—like vinegar in your mouth or smoke in your eyes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who employ and send him. American Standard Version (1901) As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. Common English Bible Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are lazy people to those who authorize them. Catholic Public Domain Version Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy one to those who sent him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him. |
A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.
Singing happy songs to a sad person is like taking away his clothes when he is cold. It is like mixing soda and vinegar.
Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are asking for trouble.
Lazy person, you should become like the ant. See what the ant does. Learn from the ant.
“But those people tell other people, ‘Don’t come near me! Don’t touch me until I make you clean.’ Those people are like smoke in my eyes. And their fire burns all the time.”
“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.
Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.
You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need some person to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.