Originally Posted by bwsmith

What are warnings about drunkenness if not related to its use; non-drinkers do not become drunk; drinkers run that very use.

The very substance itself mocks, and starts fights – even before intoxication! “Wine is a mocker , strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.” Or, as my friend Eugene Peterson puts it: Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome — a staggering drunk is not much fun. (Prov 20:1 from THE MESSAGE )