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Sirach 42:12-14
Common English Bible
Sirach 42:12-14
Common English Bible
12 Don’t consider the beauty
of any person,[a]
and don’t spend time among women.
13 Moths come out of clothes,
and a woman’s wickedness
comes from a woman.
14 A man’s wickedness
is better than a woman who does good
and a disgraced woman
who brings shame.
Footnotes
- Sirach 42:12 Heb Don’t allow any latticework in her room nor a place that overlooks the entrance to the house; don’t let her display her beauty before any man.
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