Holy Scripture
Proverbs 6:26
A church father on this verse
“I will hope in Him, for He Himself shall deliver me from the snare of the hunters. In this world there are many hunters who long to capture our souls, just as is said by the prophet: "Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters." Now that hunters are taken in a sinister sense in the ho…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
26For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; And a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.
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24To keep thee continually from a married woman, And from the calumny of a strange tongue.
25Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, Neither be thou caught by thine eyes, Neither be captivated with her eyelids.
— Proverbs 6:26 —
27Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom, And not burn his garments?
28Or will anyone walk on coals of fire, And not burn his feet?