Vexation and idleness: As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are the lazy to those who send them. The lazy person who is sent on an errand provides constant irritation (tzar la'shlach otam). As vinegar irritates teeth and smoke irritates eyes, so the lazy person irritates the one who relies on him. Laziness is not merely self-destructive but disruptive to community. Those dependent on the lazy person suffer frustration.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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