שכרות

Oil nullifies drunkenness.

Vision intensifies drunkenness.

Through drunkenness, one falls to having promiscuous thoughts.

One who is drunk (/a drunk) does not have the power to sweeten harsh judgments.

One who is drunk (/a drunk) - secrets of the Torah are not to be revealed to him.

Wine with the spice of frankincense confound a person.

Through drunkenness, one falls from his level. 16. One who publicizes the Tzaddik merits joy.

One who is eagerly desirous to work the land, comes to one of three things; either murder, or leprosy, or drunkenness.

Drunkenness causes exile, and also causes wanton emission of seed.

Through drinking wine, one ends up accepting bribes. It is impossible that drunkenness will not lead to some mishap.

Drunkenness brings one to deny truth and to attest to falsehood. Through drunkenness, one forgets the warnings of Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our leader). For Moshe is enclothed in the 248 limbs of a man and in each and every limb, he warns the man regarding the Mitzvot contingent to it. Because of this Moshe is called “Mechokek” (one who inscribes the law), which has the Gematria (numerical value) of 248 (Likutay Moharan II:26).

The Holy One, Blessed be He, loves one who never gets drunk. Through drunkenness, one removes the kindness which clothe the 'daas' (realization of knowledge), and clothe it (the daas) with intense harshness, G-d forbid. One who has enemies should swear off wine, and through this he will become their head.