1 Esdras 3:20

20 It makes every thought happy and carefree, and makes one forget every sorrow and responsibility.

1 Esdras 3:20 In-Context

18 "Gentlemen," he began, "wine is clearly the strongest thing in the world. It confuses the mind of everyone who drinks it.

19 It has exactly the same effect on everyone: king or orphan, slave or free, rich or poor.

20 It makes every thought happy and carefree, and makes one forget every sorrow and responsibility.

21 It makes everyone feel rich, ignore the power of kings and officials, and talk as if he owned the whole world.

22 When men drink wine, they forget who their friends and neighbors are, and then they are soon drawing their swords to fight them.