Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood,
sorrow gnaws at the human heart.
~ Proverbs 25:20 NRSV
NRS Notes (Pro 25:20)
(1) Gk: Heb Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, like vinegar on lye
(2) Gk Syr Tg: Heb lacks Like a moth . . . human heart
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