Parallel SIR 9:8

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BrLXX Ἀπόστρεψον ὀφθαλμὸν ἀπὸ γυναικὸς εὐμόρφου, καὶ μὴ καταμάνθανε κάλλος ἀλλότριον· ἐν κάλλει γυναικὸς πολλοὶ ἐπλανήθησαν, καὶ ἐκ τούτου φιλία ὡς πῦρ ἀνακαίεται.
(Apostrepson ofthalmon apo gunaikos eumorfou, kai maʸ katamanthane kallos allotrion; en kallei gunaikos polloi eplanaʸthaʸsan, kai ek toutou filia hōs pur anakaietai. )

BrTr Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another's beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.

WEBBE Turn your eye away from a beautiful woman,
⇔ and don’t gaze at another’s beauty.
⇔ Many have been led astray by the beauty of a woman;
⇔ and with this, passion is kindled like a fire.

KJB-1611 [fn]Turne away thine eye from a beautifull woman, and looke not vpon anothers beautie: for many haue beene deceiued by the beautie of a woman, for heerewith loue is kindled as a fire.
(Turn away thine/your eye from a beautifull woman, and look not upon anothers beauty: for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman, for hearwith love is kindled as a fire.)

9:8 Gen.34. 22. 2.sam. 11.2. iudg. 10.17.