A barrel of serpents that hiss as they pass,

That glow from the liquor in the bead of the glass;

A barrel of falsehoods; a barrel of cries

That fall from the maniac's lips as he dies!


Scripture Admonitions (A Responsive Reading)

The Home Crusher. "The drunkard ... shall come to poverty." Prov. 23:21.

“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!” Isa. 5:11.