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Proverbs 23:20

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Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

Proverbs 23:21

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for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:29

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

Proverbs 23:30

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Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:31

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Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

Proverbs 23:32

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In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

Proverbs 23:33

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Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things.

Proverbs 23:34

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You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.

Proverbs 23:35

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"They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"

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