Sirach 9:1–9

Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson. 2Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. 3Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. 4Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. 5Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. 6Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. 7Look not round about thee in the ways of the city, nor wander up and down in the streets thereof. 8Turn away thy face from a woman dressed up, and gaze not about upon another's beauty. 9For many have perished by the beauty of a woman, and hereby lust is enkindled as a fire.