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1 Esdras 3:18-20
Revised Standard Version
1 Esdras 3:18-20
Revised Standard Version
18 “Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it. 19 It makes equal the mind of the king and the orphan, of the slave and the free, of the poor and the rich. 20 It turns every thought to feasting and mirth, and forgets all sorrow and debt.
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