1 Esdras 3:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ It makes the mind of the king the same as that of the orphan, likewise of the slave and the free, of the poor and the rich. ²⁰ It changes every thought to feasting and cheerfulness, and forgets all grief and every obligation. ²¹ It fattens all hearts, makes one remember neither kings nor administrators, and makes everyone talk in outrageous sums.