Proverbs 23:31-35

New King James Version

³¹ Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it ^[a]swirls around smoothly;
³² At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.
³³ Your eyes will see strange things,
And your heart will utter perverse things.
³⁴ Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the ^[b]midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
³⁵ “They^(A) have struck me, but I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall ^(B)I awake, that I may seek another drink?”