But he who stands firm in heart, not having necessity, but has authority as to his own will, and has judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin; he does well.
And Daniel set on his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine of his drinking, and he sought of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
But if anyone thinks he acts unseemly toward his virgin (if she is beyond her prime, and so it ought to be), let him do what he desires; he does not sin; let them marry.