31Do not look on the wine when it is red,
         When it sparkles in the cup,
         When it goes down smoothly;

32At the last it bites like a serpent
         And stings like a viper.

33Your eyes will see strange things
         And your mind will utter perverse things.

34And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea,
         Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.

35“They struck me, but I did not become ill;
         They beat me, but I did not know it.
         When shall I awake?
         I will seek another drink.”

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