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Proverbs 25:20

and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart
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King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.

New International Version

Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.