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Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible - Apocrypha by Anonymous
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1Esdr 3:12
The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things
Truth beareth away the victory.

1Esdr 3:13
Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and
delivered them unto him, and so he read them:

1Esdr 3:14
And sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and
Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants,
and the chief officers;

1Esdr 3:15
And sat him down in the royal seat of judgment; and the
writings were read before them.

1Esdr 3:16
And he said, Call the young men, and they shall declare their
own sentences. So they were called, and came in.

1Esdr 3:17
And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning
the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the
strength of wine;

1Esdr 3:18
And he said thus, O ye men, how exceeding strong is wine! it
causeth all men to err that drink it:
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