Holy Scripture
Proverbs 25:20
A church father on this verse
“Vinegar upon niter, etc. Niter took its name from the province of Nitria, where it is especially accustomed to be produced; nor does it differ much from the appearance of ammoniac salt. For just as salt is made on the seashore by the heat of the sun, hardening the sea waters into rock, which the greater force of the w…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20As vinegar is bad for a sore, So trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. a As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, So the grief of a man hurts the heart.
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In context
18As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, So also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
19The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
— Proverbs 25:20 —
21If thine enemy hunger, feed him; If he thirst, give him drink;
22For so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee with good.