Proverbs 23:20-21
International Children’s Bible
20 Don’t be one of those who drink too much wine
or who eat too much food.
21 Those who drink too much and eat too much become poor.
They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.
Proverbs 23:29-35
International Children’s Bible
29-30 Some people drink too much wine.
They try out all the different kinds of drinks.
So they have trouble. They are sad.
They fight. They complain.
They have unnecessary bruises.
They have bloodshot eyes.
31 Don’t stare at the wine’s pretty, red color.
It may sparkle in the cup.
It may go down your throat smoothly.
32 But later it bites like a snake.
Like a snake, it poisons you.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights.
And your mind will be confused.
34 You will feel dizzy, as if you’re out on the stormy ocean.
You will feel as if you’re on top of a ship’s sails.
35 You will think, “They hit me, but I’m not hurt!
They have beaten me up, but I don’t remember it.
I wish I could wake up.
Then I would get another drink.”
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