Sirach 9:8-14
{9:8} Avert your face from an ornate woman, for you should not gaze upon strange beauty.
{9:9} Many have perished because of the beauty of a woman; and by this, desire is kindled like a fire.
{9:10} Every woman who is a fornicator will be trampled down, like the filth in the street.
{9:11} Many, by admiring the beauty of the wife of another, have become reprobate. For familiarity with her flares up like a fire.
{9:12} You should not sit down at all with another man’s wife, nor recline with her on a couch.
{9:13} And you should not argue with her over wine, lest perhaps your heart may turn toward her, and by your emotion, you would be toppled into perdition.
{9:14} You should not abandon an old friend. For a new one will not be similar to him.
Sirach 9:1-7
{9:1} You should not be jealous of the wife of your bosom, lest she reveal, because of you, the malice of a wicked lesson.
{9:2} You should not give authority over your soul to a woman, lest she obtain your strength, and then you would be confounded.
{9:3} You should not look with favor on a woman with many desires, lest perhaps you may fall into her traps.
{9:4} You should not be continually in need of entertainment, nor should you be persuaded by it, lest perhaps you may perish by its effectiveness.
{9:5} You should not stare at a virgin, lest perhaps you may be scandalized by her beauty.
{9:6} You should not give your soul, in any way, to fornicators, lest you destroy yourself and your inheritance.
{9:7} Do not choose to look around in the streets of the city, nor should you wander along its thoroughfares.