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katapi HOME Ecclesiasticus 9:1-9 - Women.  Sir.9.1-9
9 1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom,
and do not teach her an evil lesson to your own hurt.
9 2 Do not give yourself to a woman
so that she gains mastery over your strength.
9 3 Do not go to meet a loose woman,
lest you fall into her snares.
9 4 Do not associate with a woman singer,
lest you be caught in her intrigues.
9 5 Do not look intently at a virgin,
lest you stumble and incur penalties for her.
9 6 Do not give yourself to harlots
lest you lose your inheritance.
9 7 Do not look around in the streets of a city,
nor wander about in its deserted sections.
9 8 Turn away your eyes from a shapely woman,
and do not look intently at beauty belonging to another;
many have been misled by a woman's beauty,
and by it passion is kindled like a fire.
9 9 Never dine with another man's wife,
nor revel with her at wine;
lest your heart turn aside to her,
and in blood you be plunged into destruction.
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