17 Women also make garments for men. These bring glory to men. Without women, men can’t exist. (WEB) 18 Yes, and if men have gathered together gold and silver and any other beautiful thing, and see a woman who is lovely in appearance and beauty, (WEB) 19 they let all those things go and gape at her, and with open mouth stare at her. They all have more desire for her than for gold, or silver, or any other beautiful thing. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:17–19
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Baruch 6:10–12
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Sirach 36:21–23
21 A woman will receive any man, but one daughter is better than another. (WEB) 22 The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance. A man desires nothing more. (WEB) 23 If kindness and humility are on her tongue, her husband is not like other sons of men. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 15:4–6
4 For we weren’t led astray by any evil plan of men’s, nor yet by painters’ fruitless labor, a form stained with varied colors, (WEB) 5 the sight of which leads fools into lust. Their desire is for the breathless form of a dead image. (WEB) 6 Lovers of evil things, and worthy of… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 98:1–3
1 And now I swear unto you, to the wise and to the foolish, For ye shall have manifold experiences on the earth. (ENO) 2 For ye men shall put on more adornments than a woman, And coloured garments more than a virgin: In royalty and in grandeur and in power, And in silve… (ENO)
1 Esdras 4:25–27
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Sirach 25:20–22
20 As walking up a sandy hill is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man. (WEB) 21 Don’t be ensnared by a woman’s beauty. Don’t desire a woman for her beauty. (WEB) 22 There is anger, impudence, and great reproach if a woman supports her husband. (WEB)
Isaiah 3:18–20
18 In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; 19 their pendants, bracelets, and veils; 20 their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;
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