Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker. Wine makes those who drink it mockers of God and of men.
Strong drink (Hebrew, sheekaar (H7941 )) is raging - or tumultuously clamorous. It makes its drinkers so. Sheekaar includes every strong drink besides wine (cf. Leviticus 10:9).
And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 'When wine comes in, mind goes out.' It swallows up the reason, dulls the mind, clouds the brain, stirs up the passions.