Sirach 9:1–9

1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom,

and do not teach her an evil lesson to your own hurt.

2 Do not give yourself to a woman

so that she gains mastery over your strength.

3 Do not go to meet a loose woman,

lest you fall into her snares.

4 Do not associate with a woman singer,

lest you be caught in her intrigues.

5 Do not look intently at a virgin,

lest you stumble and incur penalties for her.

6 Do not give yourself to harlots

lest you lose your inheritance.

7 Do not look around in the streets of a city,

nor wander about in its deserted sections.

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 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.