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Habakkuk 2:5

Yea also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as sheol, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers unto him all nations, and heaps unto him all people:

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

As wine deceiveth viz., by affording only a short passing pleasure, followed by the evils and disgrace that are the usual consequences of drunkenness: so shall it be with the proud enemies of the people of God, whose success affordeth them only a momentary pleasure, followed by innumerable and everlasting evils. (Challoner) Hebrew, "but as the proud man prevaricates in wine, he shall not succeed. "Baltassar's reign was short. (Vatable; De Dieu.) Nabuchodonosor saw himself reduced to the meanest condition. Hell. He is insatiable, Proverbs xxx. 16. (Calmet) Æstuat infelix (Alex.) augusto limite mundi. (Juv. x.)

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