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Ben Sira 9:5
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Don't look too intently at a virgin, or you may find yourself forced to pay a bride price.
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Keep away from other men's wives or they will trap you.
4
Don't keep company with female musicians; they will trick you.
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Don't look too intently at a virgin, or you may find yourself forced to pay a bride price.
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Don't give yourself to prostitutes, or you may lose everything you own.
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So don't go looking about in the streets or wandering around in the run-down parts of town.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.