Intemperance a Fine Art
Plutarch's Artaxerxes. Isaiah 5:22-23 Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:… Cyrus, writing the Lacedaemonians for assistance, spoke in very high terms of himself, telling them he had a greater and more prince y heart than his brother; that he was the better philosopher, being instructed in the doctrines of the Magi, and that he could drink and bear more wine than his brother. (Plutarch's Artaxerxes.) Parallel Verses KJV: Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: WEB: Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;