Proverbs 23:29-35

The Catalogue of Drunken Misery

Proverbs 23:29-35
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
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Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
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In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
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Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
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You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
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“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
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