²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(A) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.^(B)

¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble,^(A)
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.^(B)

¹³ Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
    is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
    he refreshes the spirit of his master.^(A)

²⁵ Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.^(A)