31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it [a]sparkles in the cup,
When it (A)goes down smoothly;
32 At the last it (B)bites like a serpent
And stings like a (C)viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange things
And your [b]mind will (D)utter perverse things.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:31 Lit gives its eye
  2. Proverbs 23:33 Lit heart