1 Esdras 3:16-18

Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ And he said, “Call the young men, and they shall explain their statements.” So they were summoned, and came in. ¹⁷ And 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: ¹⁸ “Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it.