Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 20:1

לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּיִן הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל שֹׁגֶ֖ה ב֣וֹ לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃
leṣ hayayin homeh shekar vkal shogeh bvo loʾ yeḥkam
King James Version (KJV)

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Modern English

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

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