²¹ He drank some of the wine and ^(A)became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

³² Come, ^(A)let’s make our father drink wine, and let’s sleep with him so that we may keep ^[a]our family alive through our father.”

³ he shall ^(A)abstain from wine and ^[a]strong drink; he shall ^[b]consume no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.

¹⁴ Then Eli said to her, “^(A)How long will you behave like a drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

³⁶ Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having ^(A)a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was cheerful within him, ^(B)for he was very drunk; so ^(C)she did not tell him anything ^[a]at all until the morning light.

On Life and Conduct