“They Were Drunken with Anger”
Just as a person who is inebriated with alcohol suffers from dulled senses and slowed reactions, so also does a person whose intense anger produces an emotional intoxication and hence irrational thinking and actions. Because anger and contention are of the devil, the clear thinking that comes from the guidance of the Spirit disappears where these prevail. Compassion and consideration for others is swallowed up by selfishness and self-indulgence. Coriantumr’s people were so filled with hatred and anger that they were as much out of control and frenzied as if they were physically under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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