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Proverbios 30:21-22
“ Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, (niv)
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Proverbios 26:1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. (niv)
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Isaías 22:12-14
The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine!“ Let us eat and drink,” you say,“ for tomorrow we die!”The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:“ Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty. (niv)
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Amós 6:3-6
You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. (niv)
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Isaías 5:11-12
Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands. (niv)
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Proverbios 17:7
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! (niv)
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Isaías 3:5
People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored. (niv)
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2 Samuel 3 39
And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!” (niv)
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Lucas 16:19
“ There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. (niv)
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Santiago 4:9
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. (niv)
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Lucas 16:23
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. (niv)
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Eclesiastés 10:5-7
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. (niv)
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Oseas 9:1
Do not rejoice, Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. (niv)
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1 Samuel 25 36
When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak. (niv)
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2 Samuel 3 24-2 Samuel 3 25
So Joab went to the king and said,“ What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!You know Abner son of Ner; he came to deceive you and observe your movements and find out everything you are doing.” (niv)
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Oseas 7:3-5
“ They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises.On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers. (niv)
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Ester 3:15
The couriers went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered. (niv)
