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.
42. You should not speak words of reproach to him. And you should not press him with repeated requests.