9 And the Lord rewarded me according to the imagination of my heart, inasmuch as I had no joy in her children. (T12) 10 And now, my children, I say unto you, be not drunk with wine; for wine turneth the mind away from, the truth, and inspires the passion of lust, and leadeth the eyes into error. (T12) 11 For the spirit of fornication hath wine as a minister to give pleasure to the mind; for these two also take away the mind of man. (T12)
Testament of Judah 3:9–11
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