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.