The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.