And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Isaiah 5:22 - American Standard Version 2015 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to those who are mighty heroes at drinking wine and men of strength in mixing alcoholic drinks!– American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; Common English Bible Doom to the wine-swigging warriors, mighty at mixing drinks, Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you who are powerful at drinking wine, who are strong men in contriving inebriation! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness: |
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;\par\tab And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?\par\tab Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause?\par\tab Who hath redness of eyes?
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;\par\tab Nor for princes {\i to say}, Where is strong drink?
Lest they drink, and forget the law,\par\tab And pervert the justice {\i due} to any that is afflicted.
and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
Come ye, {\i say they}, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, {\i a day} great beyond measure.\par
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, {\i to thee} that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!