More iniquity springs from this one source of evil , than from any other cause in the whole system of sin . Women and strong drink cause many millions to transgress . I believe Solomon refers here to the natural effects of drunkenness . And perhaps ywa oi, which we translate wo, and ywba aboi, which we translate sorrow , are mere natural sounds or vociferations that take place among drunken men, either from illness, or the nauseating effects of too much liquor. However good and pure it may be, it will to thee be a snare , because thou art addicted to it, and hast no self-command.
Evil concupiscence is inseparable from drunkenness .
All kinds of ill Did, with his liquor, slide into his veins. Reader, if thou be a man given to this appetite, put a knife to thy throat . SIN makes a man contemptible in life , miserable in death , and wretched to all eternity .