Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Come ye, (say they), I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, (a day) great beyond measure.
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.