Ben Sira 9:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Do not entertain any thoughts about a virgin,
lest you be enmeshed in damages for her.[a]
6 Do not give yourself to a prostitute
lest you lose your inheritance.(A)
7 Do not look around the streets of the city
or wander through its squares.
Footnotes
- 9:5 Cf. Ex 22:15–16; Dt 22:28–29; Jb 31:1. Cf. note on Ex 22:16.
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