29. The city will murmur against the wicked in bread. For the testimony against his wickedness is true.
30. Do not choose to provoke those who love wine. For wine has destroyed many.
31. Fire tests the hardness of iron; similarly, drinking wine to inebriation will rebuke the hearts of the arrogant.
32. Drinking wine in sobriety gives a contented life to men. If you drink it in moderation, you will be sober.
33. What is life to him who is diminished by wine?
34. What can cheat him of his life? Death.
35. From the beginning, wine was created for cheerfulness, but not for inebriation.
36. Wine taken in moderation lifts up the mind and the heart.
37. Sober drinking is healthful to mind and body.
38. Wine taken in excess stirs up conflict and anger, and brings many to ruin.
39. Wine taken in excess is bitter to the soul.
40. The effects of inebriation are a stumbling block to the imprudent, diminishing strength and causing wounds.