30 Those who (A)linger long over wine,
Those who go to [a]taste (B)mixed wine.
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
When it [b]sparkles in the cup,
When it (C)goes down smoothly;
32 In the end it (D)bites like a snake
And stings like a (E)viper.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:30 Or search out
  2. Proverbs 23:31 Lit gives its eye

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