Ben Sira 25:21

21 Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.

Ben Sira 25:21 In-Context

19 Any iniquity is small compared to a woman's iniquity; may a sinner's lot befall her!

20 A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged— such is a garrulous wife to a quiet husband.

21 Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.

22 There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace when a wife supports her husband.

23 Dejected mind, gloomy face, and wounded heart come from an evil wife. Drooping hands and weak knees come from the wife who does not make her husband happy.

Footnotes

• [a] Heb Syr: Other Gk authorities read [for her beauty]