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Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
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Verse 6. Drink. Hebrew shecar, particularly palm-wine.—Are sad. Hebrew “perish,” being sentenced to die; (Mark 15:23. 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. Eccle. 7:3.
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