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20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,[a]
    is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

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  1. Proverbs 25:20 A mineral salt found on dry lake beds often used as a preservative.

20 Singing a song to a troubled heart
    is like taking off a garment on a cold day
    or putting vinegar on a wound.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 25:20 LXX; MT vinegar on natron (a detergent)