Graphic Bible · Scene 26 of 32

An anonymous mature adult winces slightly with a plain sour-wine cup near the teeth, close face-and-cup detail, pale ochre and muted red, no written label or injury.
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Proverbs 10:26

Vinegar, Smoke, and a Sluggard

Wise Speech, Diligent Hands, and the Foundation That Remains · Proverbs 10

Story guide: A sour cup and smoke-irritated eyes illustrate the two comparisons for an unreliable sluggard.

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26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

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