1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Proverbs 31:6 | Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind: | Drink. Hebrew shecar, particularly palm-wine. --- Are sad. Hebrew, "perish," being sentenced to die; (Mark 15:23., and Amos 2:8.) or, who grieve and mourn for one deceased. On such occasions no food was prepared in the house, but the friends supplied what was necessary, and went to eat and drink with the afflicted, Ecclesiastes 7:3. |