1 Esdras 3:15-17

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¹⁵ He said, “Call the young men, and they shall explain their statements.” So they were summoned and came in. ¹⁶ They said to them, “Explain to us what you have written.”

The Speech about Wine

Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began and said: ¹⁷ “Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it.^(A)