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If thou shalt speak in season, and comprehend in brief the ends of many matters, less impeachment followeth of men; for surfeit blunteth the eagerness of expectancy; and city-talk of others' praise grieveth hearts secretly.
A helmet on his head doth stand, A breastplate on his heart: A shield also is in his hand, That blunteth every dart. 49. Truth girds him round the reins, also His sword is on his thigh; His feet in shoes of peace do go The ways of purity. 50. His heart it groaneth to the Lord, Who hears him at his call, And doth him help and strength afford, Wherewith he conquers all. 51.
It would be manifestly unjust to view the hasidic indulgence in alcohol in the same light as the senseless drunkenness of the Russian peasant, transforming man into a beast. The Hasid drank, and in moderate doses at that, "for the soul," "to banish the grief which blunteth the heart," to arouse religious exultation and enliven his social intercourse with his fellow believers.
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