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People appreciate a generous host, and he deserves their praise.
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But everybody in town will complain about a host who is stingy with food, and their complaints are justified.
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Don't try to prove your manhood by how much you can drink. Wine has been the ruin of many.
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An arrogant person's character shows through when he is in a drunken argument, in the same way that iron is tested when it is heated red-hot and then dipped in water.
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Wine can put new life into you if you drink it in moderation. What would life be like without it? Wine was created to make us happy.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.