The article warns that a “sluggard” — someone who avoids completing an errand fully or delivers a message carelessly — is as aggravating as “vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes” to those who send him. It argues that such laziness undermines trust, damages the sender, and shows why it is wise to know whom you delegate important tasks.

Proverbs 5:18–19 presents a bold tribute to the pleasure of physical love within a monogamous marriage, urging the husband to rejoice in the wife of his youth, delight in her, and be intoxicated always in her love as a joyful, God-given imperative rather than an optional extra. The article emphasizes that this marital enjoyment serves as a safeguard against sexual immorality, reflects the positive side of the seventh commandment, and expresses the husband’s responsibility to nurture a warm-blooded, lively, and faithful marital bond that honours God’s design for marriage.