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Jerome, on Prov 31:4
Jerome · c. A.D. 347–420
Prov 31:4 · Douay-Rheims
“Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:”
On this verse:
“The wine of the flesh does not cheer the heart of man but overpowers it and produces madness; it is written, in fact, that it is not for kings to drink wine. The apostle, too, writes that it is good not to eat meat and not to drink wine; yet we are told that wine gladdens the heart of man. This means, however, spiritual wine, by which, if one drinks, he immediately becomes inebriated.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.