1 Esdras 3:18

18 "Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it.

1 Esdras 3:18 In-Context

16 He said, "Call the young men, and they shall explain their statements." So they were summoned, and came in.

17 They said to them, "Explain to us what you have written." Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began and said:

18 "Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it.

19 It makes equal the mind of the king and the orphan, of the slave and the free, of the poor and the rich.

20 It turns every thought to feasting and mirth, and forgets all sorrow and debt.