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And, sending forth, he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers,
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and sat down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writings were read before them.
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And he said, "Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences." So they were called and came in.
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And he said unto them, "Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings." Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;
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and he said thus: "O ye men, how exceeding strong is wine! It causeth all men to err that drink it:
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