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Thou that drinkest not wine shouldst not for this reason

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Thou that drinkest not wine shouldst not for this reason by Omar Khayyam

Thou that drinkest not wine shouldst not for this reason
blame the drunkard, for I am ready to renounce God,
myself, should He order me to renounce wine. Thou
glorifiest thyself for not drinking wine, but such glory
but ill befits those who commit acts a hundredfold more
reprehensible than drunkenness.
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