Sirach 31:25-27

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁵ Do not aim to be valiant over wine,
    for wine has destroyed many.
²⁶ Fire and water prove^[a] the temper of steel,
    so wine tests hearts in the strife of the proud.
²⁷ Wine is like life to men,
    if you drink it in moderation.
What is life to a man who is without wine?
    It has been created to make men glad.