Vinegar is not good for your teeth. Because it is acidic, it can attack at the enamel of your teeth. Smoke in the eyes can distort your view. It can cause your eyes to burn and water. Today’s proverb compares these things to lazy people.
Vinegar damages the good part of the teeth. Smoke prevents good eye sight. Lazy people definitely irritate their employers. Lazy people damage the work moral of the entire group. Lazy people create tension among the other employees and management. Some of their work load may even fall upon the shoulders of others as a result of their laziness. Like smoke prevents the eyes from seeing perfectly, so do lazy people ruin any chances of the workplace running smoothly.
You might not think slacking at work is a big deal, but it does not only involve you. If you are paid to do something, you should be doing your part. Paul wrote that we were to do our best as if working for the Lord. No matter where we are working or what we are doing, we are to do everything for God’s glory. What image are you showing others when you are like vinegar to teeth?
“Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.” – Proverbs 10:26
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