Verse

Sirach 31:26

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²⁶The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkeness.

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²⁴But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.

²⁵Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.

— Sirach 31:26 —

²⁷Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

²⁸Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind: