Ben Sira 31:24-26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
24 The city complains about one who is stingy with food,
and this testimony to his stinginess is lasting.
25 Let not wine be the proof of your strength,
for wine has been the ruin of many.
26 As the furnace tests the work of the smith,
so does wine the hearts of the insolent.
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