2 ESDRAS: The Hidden Book of Prophecy With 1st Esdras - Book - Page 173
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T H E
W I S D O M
royal seat of Judgment, and
the writings were read before
Or, counsel.
them:
16 And he said, Call the young
men, and they shall declare
their own sentences: so they
were called, and came in.
17 And he said unto them,
Declare unto us your mind,
concerning the writings.
Then began the first, who
had spoken of the strength of
wine;
The Speech about Wine
18 And he said thus: O you
men, how exceeding strong is
wine! It causes all men to err
that drink it:
19 It makes the mind of the
king, and of the fatherless
child to be all one of the
bondman and of the freeman,
D E B A T E
of the poor man and of the
rich:
20 It turns also every thought
into jollity and mirth, so that
a man remembers neither
sorrow nor debt:
21 And it makes every heart
rich, so that a man remembers
neither king nor governor, and
it makes to speak all things by
talents:
22 And when they are in their
cups, they forget their love
both to friends and brethren,
and a little after draw out
swords:
23 But when they are from
the wine, they remember not
what they have done.
24 O you men, is not wine
the strongest, that enforces to
do thus? And when he had so
spoken, he held his peace.
Antique ceramic jugs, pots and vases in ancient city Ercolano of roman times ruined by volcano Vesuvius in Italy.
