1 Esdras 3:16-18

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁶ He said, ‘Call the young men, and they shall explain their statements.’ So they were summoned, and came in. ¹⁷ They said to them, ‘Explain to us what you have written.’

The Speech about Wine

Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began and said: ¹⁸ ‘Gentlemen, how is wine the strongest? It leads astray the minds of all who drink it.