וַתַּ֨עַן חַנָּ֤ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֔י אִשָּׁ֤ה קְשַׁת־ר֙וּחַ֙ אָנֹ֔כִי וְיַ֥יִן וְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א שָׁתִ֑יתִי וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
Tetapi Hana menjawab: “Bukan, tuanku. Aku seorang perempuan yang sangat bersusah hati. Anggur ataupun minuman keras tidak kuminum, tetapi aku mencurahkan isi hatiku di hadapan Yang Mahakekal.”
On Drunkenness
[149] Fitly, then, does she answer the reckless one who thinks to mock her stern and austere life, Sirrah, “I a woman am the hard day, I have drunk no wine or strong drink, and I will pour out my soul before the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:15). How vast is the boldness of the soul which is filled with the gracious gifts of God!