Proverbs
Chapters 23:31-35
New International Version Anglicized
31Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup,when it goes down smoothly!
32In the end it bites like a snakeand poisons like a viper.
33Your eyes will see strange sights,and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,lying on top of the rigging.
35‘They hit me,’ you will say, ‘but I’m not hurt!They beat me, but I don’t feel it!When will I wake upso I can find another drink?’Saying 20