22
My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.
23
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.
24
But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
25
Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.
26
The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.