moderation

¹²All is lawful to me, but not all is expedient. All is lawful to me, but I will not be driven back by the authority of anyone.

²⁷Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.

²⁵And one who competes in a contest abstains from all things. And they do this, of course, so that they may achieve a corruptible crown. But we do this, so that we may achieve what is incorruptible.

⁵Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is near.

¹⁸And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,

¹³For you, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only you must not make liberty into an occasion for the flesh, but instead, serve one another through the charity of the Spirit.

¹⁶You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.

⁷In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,

¹It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.

⁸Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.

²³Do not continue to drink only water, but make use of a little wine, for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.

²⁰Do not be willing to be in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in the carousings of those who gather to feed on flesh. ²¹For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed. And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.

³Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,

²⁰So then, if you have died with Christ to the influences of this world, why do you still make decisions as if you were living in the world? ²¹Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle these things, ²²which all lead to destruction by their very use, in accord with the precepts and doctrines of men. ²³Such ideas have at least an intention to attain to wisdom, but through superstition and debasement, not sparing the body, and they are without any honor in satiating the flesh.