Proverbs 23:31-35 ▼

31 Don’t gaze at wine because it is red, because it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly.

32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say absurd things.

34 You’ll be like someone sleeping out at sea or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast.

35 “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.”