Who drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the best oils; But they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
"And anoint themselves with the chief oils ..." Hammershaimb assures us that the word for chief oils (or first oils) could also "be taken with the meaning of firstfruits; their sin would then be that they have anointed themselves with the firstfruits which belong to God."[25] Thus, it is seen that the religious factor is the dominating thought throughout these verses.  Understanding the transgression in this light certainly clears up the problem with the other view, which would make it appear that Almighty God was concerned about the "size" of a wine-guzzler's goblet, bottle, or bowl.  It was not "drinking," as such, which was condemned here, but their drinking from "bowls," evidently the consecrated vessels which had been dedicated to God. Here also is strong presumptive evidence that it is a similar religious violation in  Amos 6:5.