As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
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Proverbs 25:20
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Parallel Translations
As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Cross References
Romans 12:15Ecclesiastes 3:4James 2:15–16Deuteronomy 24:12–17Isaiah 58:7James 5:15Daniel 6:18Job 24:7–10Proverbs 10:26Psalms 137:3–4
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