4 It is not for kings, O Lemʹu·el, it is not for kings to drink wine or for high officials [to say:] “Where is intoxicating liquor?”+

22 Woe to those who are mighty in drinking wine, and to the men with vital energy for mixing intoxicating liquor,+

7 And these also—because of wine they have gone astray and because of intoxicating liquor they have wandered about. Priest and prophet+—they have gone astray because of intoxicating liquor, they have become confused as a result of the wine, they have wandered+ about as a result of the intoxicating liquor; they have gone astray in their seeing, they have reeled as to decision.

11 Fornication* and wine and sweet wine are what take away good motive.*+

49 and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards,