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.Text belng Proverbs 10. II sin
nera entsoe thee, Consent thee
mot
He mat lovesh pleasure shall
he 3 poor man. he that loyeth
arr and OIL shall not be rich
s. said the Jewish proverb. writ
ten about 1000 r C. nearly 5000
wear ago Il is just as true today
a. f vas then in what We call
'aneieni times
Wine and oil. used a rich mems
kanguets. we're expensive then.
arr they are not cheap today II
men and women spend much
meme on them they viii not have
enough Tor the necessary things
|os Hfe-h0mes. food and clothes
An x alcoholic liquors r drunk
e. excess. not only r the drink
ers poorer In pocket bGs they
ar poorer in body and in spirit
Exeess.ge drinking Of such things
nevrr made a man better, either
in body Of soul Il viii make his
hodg deteriorate. and II INDUCED
in for anY great length Of time, Il
ma cause his death. Aud ms
spiaf vii suffer During in
duifenct he may do all sorts of
Ithinas h. would not dream Of do
ine while sober. And after il he
vii be- anything bat happy. He
vii feel guilty. depressed-men
tally and physically unfit.
at the last il hiteth like 3
serpent and stingeth like an
addef. we read The danger Of
q snake Oh serpent Is in the poison
Id iniects into q human body
lThat is Just what alcohol does.
II poisons the body. When 8 man
lRoes % a hospital facing an op
Iteration he IS asked is he Is 3
drinking man If ne says he Is
his chances Of getting better are
much less than those Of the man
who Is not q drinker. Hard
Drinking may bring on a form OF
insanity called "deliriun tire
mem when the sufferers hands
and tongue shake. and he viii
have fearful Authorizations
Woe TO the Contested
ssWoe unto them that are wise
in their own eyes. and prudent in
then own sight
"Noe unto them that are
might to drink wine. and men Of
strength to mingle strong drink
4Whleh Justify the wicked for
reward and take away the right
eouSness Of the righteous from
him
Self conceit was characteristic
of many people in Isaiah's time.
and il was also true OF the priests,
Pharisees and scribes in Jesus
time tie rebuked them many
times FOR their cocksuredness and
hypocracy. They were so sure
that they aknew il all as we say
today. that they would not listen
to His voice when He tried 70
lead them in the right path. but
opposed Him in every way. and
az last caused His death.
We all know someone who Is
coneeited. always Dragging about
how good he is. Such people sell
dom have any foundation Tor the
self confidence. and seldom make
good in life.
Men may be strong IN body and
character-men of strength
but II they tmingie strong
drinks" as Isaiah says, they grow
weak. not only IN BODY. but in
morality. They may grow 10
poor in spirit that they may fan
30 low as TO steal from their ern-
ployers or take brides. trying 10
make good the money they have
spens fer liquor and other ex-
cesSes. and land in prison. dis.
graeing themselves and their fam
Lies for the innocent always
suffer with the guilty.
Finally. in writing to the Ephe-
SANS, St Paul asked them TO "be
not drunk with whine. whe eein is