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The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication

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Section 16

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Author: Unknown

16. Observe therefore, my children,

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moderation

in

wine

;

for

there

are

in

it

four

evil

spirits

—

of

(

1

)

lust

,

of

(

2

)

wrath

,

of

(

3

)

riot

,

of

(

4

)

filthy

lucre

.

If

ye

drink

wine

in

gladness

,

with

shamefacedness

,

with

the

fear

of

God

,

ye

shall

live

.

For

if

ye

drink

not

with

shamefacedness

,

and

the

fear

of

God

departeth

from

you

,

then

cometh

drunkenness

,

and

shamelessness

stealeth

in

.

But

even

if

ye

drink

not

at

all

,

take

heed

lest

ye

sin

in

words

of

outrage

,

and

fighting

,

and

slander

,

and

transgression

of

the

commandments

of

God

;

so

shall

ye

perish

before

your

time

.

Moreover

,

wine

revealeth

the

mysteries

of

God

and

men

to

aliens

,

even

as

I

also

revealed

the

commandments

of

God

and

the

mysteries

of

Jacob

my

father

to

the

Canaanitish

Bathshua

,

to

whom

God

forbade

to

declare

them

.

And

wine

also

is

a

cause

of

war

and

confusion

.

Notes

18
Cd. Oxon. reads τί δὲ λέγω; μηδ᾽ ὅλως πίνετε, which seems much more suitable to the context.