“As it is said, "The priest and the prophet were deranged by wine." "Wine is licentious, drunkenness is bold. The person who indulges in them will not be exempt from sin." Wine is a good thing if you drink it with moderation. "If you set your eyes on cups and goblets you will walk naked as a pestle." Therefore, all who…”
Pachomius the Great, 4th c. — INSTRUCTIONS 1:45
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1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
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— Proverbs 20:1 —
2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.