Transatlantic difference in vocabulary, just out of interest: Here in UK we use 'pissed' to mean 'drunk': our equivalent of your US 'pissed' [=annoyed] is 'pissed-off".

The Ecclesiastes text above reminded me of what is one of my very fave quotes: "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet." {Damon Runyon}. Wise words...

~Michael~