²⁰ Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, Or those who gorge themselves on meat:

¹⁸ Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

¹³ Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

²² Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, And champions at mixing strong drink;

³⁴ "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

¹¹ Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; Who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

⁷ Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; But he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken,

¹ Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

³ For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

⁴ They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

¹⁹ "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

¹³ Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

¹³ and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.

⁶ Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; And wine to the bitter in soul:

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

²⁹ Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

³⁰ Those who stay long at the wine; Those who go to seek out mixed wine.

³¹ Don't look at the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly:

³² In the end, it bites like a snake, And poisons like a viper.

³³ Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will imagine confusing things.

³⁴ Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, Or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

³⁵ "They hit me, and I was not hurt; They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."