the drunkard: Proverbs 21:17; Deuteronomy 21:20; Isaiah 28:1-3; Joel 1:5; 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:21; Philippians 3:19
drowsiness: Proverbs 6:9-11, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 23:21
Proverbs 23:21
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