Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: and the good of heart drinking always.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mixed.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: