Pro 25:20
{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.
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Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
And if the man {be} poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
{Is it} not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? {cast...: or, afflicted}
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. {instruments...: or, table}
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us {required of us} mirth, {saying}, Sing us {one} of the songs of Zion. {a song: Heb. the words of a song} {wasted...: Heb. laid us on heaps}
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that {they have} no covering in the cold.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household {are} clothed with scarlet. {scarlet: or, double garments}
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.