“And the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my new wine, which rejoices mighty ones and men, and go to sway over trees?’
A feast is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life; and the silver answers all.
And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make the face shine, And bread which sustains man’s heart.
and bring as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering made by fire, a sweet fragrance to יהוה.
and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you prepare with the burnt offering or the slaughtering, for each lamb.
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those embittered in being.
and as a drink offering you bring one-third of a hin of wine as a sweet fragrance to יהוה.
“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come, reign over us!’
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come, reign over us!’
I searched in my heart how to stimulate my body with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, until I could see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their lives.