Proverbs 23:29-35

New Catholic Bible

²⁹ Who endures misery? Who endures remorse?
    Who has strife? Who has anxiety?
Who becomes bruised without knowing the reason?
    Who has blackened eyes?
³⁰ Those who linger over their wine too long,
    those who sample blended wines.
³¹ Do not note how red the wine is,
    how it sparkles in the cup,
    and how smoothly it goes down.
³² For in the end its bite is like that of a serpent
    or that of a poisonous viper.
³³ Then your eyes will behold strange sights,
    and your heart will utter distorted words.
³⁴ You will become like one sleeping at sea
    or clinging to the top of the mast.
³⁵ You will say, “They struck me, but I was not hurt.
    They beat me, but I did not feel it.
When will I awaken,
    so that I can seek another drink?”