Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Ecclesiasticus 9:4

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 21, footnote 3 (Image)

Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. (HTML)

The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 118 (In-Text, Margin)

23. Now I have much grief, my children, because of your lewdness, and witchcrafts, and idolatries, which ye will work against the kingdom, following them that have familiar spirits; ye will make your daughters singing girls[Ecclesiasticus 9:4] and harlots for divinations and demons of error, and ye will be mingled in the pollutions of the Gentiles: for which things’ sake the Lord shall bring upon you famine and pestilence, death and the sword, avenging siege, and dogs for the rending in pieces of enemies, and revilings of friends, destruction and blighting of eyes, children slaughtered, wives carried off, possessions ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 64, footnote 21 (Image)

Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents

Two Epistles Concerning Virginity. (HTML)

The Second Epistle of the Same Clement. (HTML)

The History of Susanna Teaches Circumspection with the Eyes and in Society. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 495 (In-Text, Margin)

... puts fire in his bosom, and does not burn his clothes;” or, “Does a man walk on fire, and his feet are not scorched? So whosoever goeth in to another man’s wife is not pure from evil, and whosoever comes near to her shall not escape.” And again it says: “Thou shalt not long after the beauty a woman, lest she take thee captive with her eyelids;” and, “Thou shalt not look upon a maiden, lest thou perish through desire of her;” and, “With a woman that sings beautifully thou shalt not constantly be;”[Ecclesiasticus 9:4] and, “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”