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Sirach 31:27 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Wine is as good as life to men, if you drink it in moderation. What life is there to a man who is without wine? It has been created to make men glad. "
Sirach 31:27
Verse in Context
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25 Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many.
26 The furnace tests the temper of steel by dipping; so does wine test hearts in the quarreling of the proud.
27 Wine is as good as life to men, if you drink it in moderation. What life is there to a man who is without wine? It has been created to make men glad.
28 Wine drunk in season and in moderation is joy of heart and gladness of soul:
29 Wine drunk excessively is bitterness of soul, with provocation and conflict.
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Sirach 31:1
"Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh, and anxiety about it takes away sleep."
Sirach 31:2
"Wakeful anxiety will crave slumber. In a severe disease, sleep will be broken."
Sirach 31:3
"A rich man toils in gathering money together. When he rests, he is filled with his good things."
Sirach 31:4
"A poor man toils in lack of substance. When he rests, he becomes needy."
Sirach 31:5
"He who loves gold won’t be justified. He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it."
Sirach 31:6
"Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face to face."
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