1 Esdras 3:21-23

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²¹ When people drink they forget to be friendly with friends and kindred, and before long they draw their swords.^{(A) 22} And when they recover from the wine, they do not remember what they have done.^{(B) 23} Gentlemen, is not wine the strongest, since it forces people to do these things?” When he had said this, he stopped speaking.