Sirach 9:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ So don't go looking about in the streets or wandering around in the run-down parts of town. ⁸ When you see a good-looking woman, look the other way; don't let your mind dwell on the beauty of any woman who is not your wife. Many men have been led astray by a woman's beauty. It kindles passion as if it were fire. ⁹ Don't sit down to eat with another man's wife or join her for a drink. You may give in to the temptation of her charms and be destroyed by your passion.