Holy Scripture
Proverbs 31:4
A church father on this verse
“We read in another place: "And wine gladdens the heart of man." We read also in the Song of Songs: "Come, brothers, drink and be inebriated." And wine which gladdens the heart of man. This fleshly wine does not gladden the heart of man, but overwhelms it, and makes it mad. Indeed, it is written that those who are powe…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
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In context
2What will you keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to you: what? son of my womb? what? * son of my vows?
3Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.
— Proverbs 31:4 —
5lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
6Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain: