Ben Sira 31:25

25 Show not thy valiantness in wine, for wine hath destroyed many.

Ben Sira 31:25 In-Context

23 Whoso is liberal with 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 with his meat the whole city shall murmur, and the testimonies of his niggardliness shall not be doubted.

25 Show not thy valiantness in wine, for wine hath destroyed many.

26 The furnace testeth 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.