Sirach 31:25

²⁵ Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many. (WEB)

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Proverbs 20:1–2

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. ² The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

³⁰ Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. ³¹ Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ³² In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

Proverbs 31:2–4

² What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows? ³ Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings. ⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Proverbs 23:19–21

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. ²⁰ Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. ²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Tobit 4:14–16

¹⁴ Don’t let the wages of any man who works for you wait with you, but give it to him out of hand. If you serve God, you will be rewarded. Take heed to yourself, my child, in all your works, and be discreet in all your behavior. (WEB) ¹⁵ And what you yourself hate, do to… (WEB) ¹⁶ … (WEB)

Sirach 9:8–10

⁸ Turn your eye away from a beautiful woman, and don’t gaze at another’s beauty. Many have been led astray by the beauty of a woman; and with this, passion is kindled like a fire. (WEB) ⁹ Don’t dine at all with a woman who has a husband, or revel with her at wine, lest… (WEB) ¹⁰ … (WEB)

Testament of Judah 3:24–26

²⁴ Observe, therefore, my children, the right limit in wine; for there are in it four evil spirits--of lust, of hot desire, of profligacy, of filthy lucre. (T12) ²⁵ If ye drink wine in gladness, be ye modest in the fear of God. (T12) ²⁶ For if in your gladness the fear of God depar… (T12)

Sirach 31:30–31

³⁰ Drunkenness increases the rage of a fool to his hurt. It diminishes strength and adds wounds. (WEB) ³¹ Don’t rebuke your neighbor at a banquet of wine. Don’t despise him in his mirth. Don’t speak a word of reproach to him. Don’t distress him by making demands of him. (WEB)

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