We say עד דלא ידע ולא עד בכלל, until but not inclusive, as I pointed from a ramez from the Torah that when it comes to becoming drunk, a person should stop at the borderline before he cannot differentiate between Haman ym’s and Mordechai z’l. I read from a dedication of a book from Victor Hugo, if the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not the one who commits the sin but the one who causes the darkness. A drunk driver is not responsible for driving drunk but by bringing oneself to the level of not being able to resist his driving when being drunk. The gemora mentions the story of Rabeh slaughtered Rebbe Zeire and revived him. It could be wine reveals secrets (see the Kli Yakar at the end of Shelach on Ayin Beayin) and the next year they were more careful by drinking.
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