Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:27

ἔπισον ζωῆς οἶνος ἀνθρώπῳ, ἐὰν πίνῃς αὐτὸν μέτρῳ αὐτοῦ. τίς ζωὴ ἐλασσουμένῳ οἴνῳ; καὶ αὐτὸς ἔκτισται εἰς εὐφροσύνην ἀνθρώποις.
King James Version (KJV)

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

Modern English

Wine is like life to a person, if drunk in moderation — what is life without wine? It was created to bring joy.

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