Do not be with heavydrinkersof wine,[Or] with gluttonouseatersof meat;
Wineis a mocker,strongdrinka brawler,And whoeveris intoxicatedby it is not wise.
He who lovespleasure[will become] a poorman;He who loveswineand oilwill not becomerich.
And puta knifeto your throatIfyou are a manof [great] appetite.
He who keepsthe lawis a discerningson,But he who is a companionof gluttonshumiliateshis father.
Instead, there is gaietyand gladness,Killingof cattleand slaughteringof sheep,Eatingof meatand drinkingof wine:"Let us eatand drink,for tomorrowwe may die."
Woeto those who riseearlyin the morningthat they may pursuestrongdrink,Who stayup latein the eveningthat winemay inflamethem!
Woeto those who are heroesin drinkingwineAnd valiantmenin mixingstrongdrink,
and beginsto beathis fellow slavesand eatand drinkwith drunkards;
"And not manydayslater,the youngersongatheredeverythingtogetherand went on a journeyinto a distantcountry,and therehe squanderedhis estatewith looseliving.
"Nowthere was a richman,and he habitually dressedin purpleand fine linen,joyously livingin splendoreveryday.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
Let us behaveproperlyas in the day,not in carousingand drunkenness,not in sexual promiscuityand sensuality,not in strifeand jealousy.
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
"They shall sayto the eldersof his city,'Thissonof ours is stubbornand rebellious,he will not obeyus, he is a gluttonand a drunkard.'
