1 Samuel 1:14

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And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

When the Israelis heard that announcement, the entire community of the Israelis gathered together at Shiloh in preparation for war.

"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?

How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?

"Stop judging, so that you won't be judged,

If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.

"If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household.

Never talk deceptively and don't keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.

Therefore, stripping off falsehood, "let each of us speak the truth to his neighbor," for we belong to one another.