26. Listen to me, son, for you should not spurn me. And in the very end, you will discover my words.
27. In all your works, be prompt, and then no infirmity will befall you.
28. The lips of many will bless the splendid in bread. For the testimony of his truthfulness is faithful.
29. The city will murmur against the wicked in bread. For the testimony against his wickedness is true.
30. Do not choose to provoke those who love wine. For wine has destroyed many.
31. Fire tests the hardness of iron; similarly, drinking wine to inebriation will rebuke the hearts of the arrogant.
32. Drinking wine in sobriety gives a contented life to men. If you drink it in moderation, you will be sober.
33. What is life to him who is diminished by wine?
34. What can cheat him of his life? Death.
35. From the beginning, wine was created for cheerfulness, but not for inebriation.
36. Wine taken in moderation lifts up the mind and the heart.
37. Sober drinking is healthful to mind and body.
38. Wine taken in excess stirs up conflict and anger, and brings many to ruin.
39. Wine taken in excess is bitter to the soul.
40. The effects of inebriation are a stumbling block to the imprudent, diminishing strength and causing wounds.
41. You should not argue with your neighbor during a banquet of wine. And you should not spurn him in his cheerfulness.