Sirach 9:8 (WEB)
Turn your eye away from a beautiful woman, and don’t gaze at another’s beauty. Many have been led astray by the beauty of a woman; and with this, passion is kindled like a fire.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Chrysostom
“This even the ancient Scripture corrects from the first, saying, “Contemplate not beauty which is another’s.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. ix. 8.
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Clement of Alexandria
““But turn away thine eyes from a graceful woman, and contemplate not another’s beauty,” says the Scripture.” — editor's note: Ecclus. ix. 8.
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