Verse Comparison: Proverbs 10:26
American Standard Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Amplified® Bible
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who employ {and} send him.
Contemporary English Version
Having a lazy person on the job is like a mouth full of vinegar or smoke in your eyes.
Darby English Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Good News Bible
Never get a lazy person to do something for you; he will be as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.
King James Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
New American Standard Bible
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
New International Version
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is a sluggard to those who send him.
New King James Version
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The lazy one to those who send him resembles vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes.
Revised Standard Version
Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Young's Literal Translation
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So `is' the slothful to those sending him.