⁸ Turn away your eyes from a shapely woman,
    and do not gaze at beauty belonging to another;
many have been seduced by a woman’s beauty,
    and by it passion is kindled like a fire.^(A)

²¹ Do not be ensnared by a woman’s beauty,
    and do not desire a woman for her possessions.^[a](A)

¹⁶ Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord,
    so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.^(A)
17 Like the shining lamp on the holy lampstand,
    so is a beautiful face on a stately figure.^(B)
18 Like golden pillars on silver bases,
    so are shapely legs upon steadfast feet.

²⁷ A woman’s beauty lights up a man’s face,
    and there is nothing he desires more.^(A)

¹² Do not let her parade her beauty before any man
    or spend her time among married women,^[a](A)