1 Esdras 3:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁵ and he took his seat in the council chamber, and the writing was read in their presence. ¹⁶ He said, ‘Call the young men, and they shall explain their statements.’ So they were summoned, and came in. ¹⁷ They said to them, ‘Explain to us what you have written.’

The Speech about Wine

Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began and said: