10 For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.” 11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. 12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
Isaiah 5:10–12
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