Sirach 26:9-11

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁹The haughty stare betrays an unchaste wife;
her eyelids give her away.

¹⁰Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
or else, when she finds liberty, she will make use of it.
¹¹Be on guard against her impudent eye,
and do not be surprised if she sins against you.

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