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Sirach 31:23-31
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Sirach 31:23-31
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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.
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The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
27
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
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Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:
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But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.
30
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.
31
Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him
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