It cameabout aftertheseeventsthat his master'swifelookedwith desireat Joseph,and she said,"Liewith me."
that the sonsof Godsawthat the daughtersof menwere beautiful;and they tookwivesfor themselves, whomeverthey chose.
When she brought[them] to him to eat,he tookholdof her and saidto her, "Come,liewith me, my sister."
"I have madea covenantwith my eyes;Howthen could I gazeat a virgin?
Turnawaymy eyesfrom lookingat vanity,And reviveme in Your ways.
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;
Oryou will giveyour vigorto othersAnd your yearsto the cruelone;
For on accountof a harlot[one is reduced] to a loafof bread,And an adulteresshuntsfor the preciouslife.
So she seizeshim and kisseshim And with a brazenfaceshe saysto him:
"Therefore the showershave been withheld,And there has beennospringrain.Yet you hada harlot'sforehead;You refusedto be ashamed.
"You builtyourself a highplaceat the topof everystreetand madeyour beautyabominable,and you spreadyour legsto everypasser-byto multiplyyour harlotry.
"You adulteresswife,who takesstrangersinsteadof her husband!
"Thus you are differentfrom those womenin your harlotries,in that noone playsthe harlotas you do, because you givemoneyand nomoneyis givenyou; thus you are different."
but I sayto you that everyonewho looksat a womanwith lustfor her has alreadycommitted adulterywith her in his heart.
havingeyesfullof adulterythat never ceasefrom sin,enticingunstablesouls,havinga hearttrainedin greed,accursedchildren;
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
