GONE IS THE FASTING [927] of the Jews, 1 or rather, the drunkenness of the Jews. 2 Yes, it is possible to be drunk without wine; it is possible for a sober man to act as if he is drunk and to revel like a prodigal. If a man could not get drunk without wine, the prophet would never have said: "Woe to those who are drunk not from wine;" 3 if a man could not get drunk without wine, Paul would never have said: "Do not be drunk with wine." 4 For he said this as if there were a possibi‐
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