As per our Wednesday discussion, eat drink and be merry shows up in a couple of places in the bible. One is in Ecclesiastes:
Bible Gateway passage: Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Living Bible
Then I decided to spend my time having fun because I felt that there was nothing better in all the earth than that a man should eat, drink, and be merry, with…
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>>Ecclesiastes 8:15
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15 Then I decided to spend my time having fun because I felt that there was nothing better in all the earth than that a man should eat, drink, and be merry, with the hope that this happiness would stick with him in all the hard work that God gives to mankind everywhere.<<
And then there's Paul. 1 Corinthians is considered one of his authentic letters, unlike about six others in the New Testament :
Bible Gateway passage: 1 Corinthians 15:32 - Living Bible
And what value was there in fighting wild beasts—those men of Ephesus—if it