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⁵A woman shall not be clothed with manly apparel, nor shall a man make use of feminine apparel. For whoever does these things is abominable with God.

⁶So if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off. Truly then, if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to have her head shaven, then she should cover her head.

¹And so I beg you, first of all, to make supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings for all men, ²for kings, and for all who are in high places, so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and chastity. ³For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, ⁴who wants all men to be saved and to arrive at an acknowledgment of the truth. ⁵For there is one God, and one mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶who gave himself as a redemption for all, as a testimony in its proper time.

¹Similarly also, wives should be subject to their husbands, so that, even if some do not believe the Word, they may benefit without the Word, through the behavior of these wives, ²as they consider with fear your chaste behavior. ³For you, there should be no unnecessary adornment of the hair, or surrounding with gold, or the wearing of ornate clothing. ⁴Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and meek spirit, rich in the sight of God. ⁵For in this way, in past times also, holy women adorned themselves, hoping in God, being subject to their own husbands. ⁶For so Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her daughters, well-behaved and unafraid of any disturbance.

¹⁹Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? ²⁰For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.

⁷And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”

²⁵Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.

¹⁴Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires.

⁴²You shall also make linen undergarments, in order to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the kidneys all the way to the thighs.

³⁰And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body go into Hell.

²²A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.

¹⁶A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth. ¹⁷A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives. ¹⁸The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness. ¹⁹Clemency prepares life. And the pursuit of evils prepares death. ²⁰A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity. ²¹Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved.

¹And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind. ²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

¹However, the serpent was more crafty than any of the creatures of the earth that the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Why has God instructed you, that you should not eat from every tree of Paradise?” ²The woman responded to him: “From the fruit of the trees which are in Paradise, we eat. ³Yet truly, from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of Paradise, God has instructed us that we should not eat, and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we may die.” ⁴Then the serpent said to the woman: “By no means will you die a death. ⁵For God knows that, on whatever day you will eat from it, your eyes will be opened; and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil.” ⁶And so the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and beautiful to the eyes, and delightful to consider. And she took from its fruit, and she ate. And she gave to her husband, who ate.

¹¹You shall not wear a vestment which has been woven from both wool and linen.

³⁰Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.

¹The words of king Lamuel. The vision by which his mother instructed him: ²“What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows? ³Do not give your substance to women, or your riches to overthrow kings. ⁴Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns. ⁵And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor. ⁶Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.

²⁸But I say to you, that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

²and so to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vindication of our God: to console all who are mourning,

²⁵Strength and elegance are her clothing, and she will laugh in the final days.

¹⁰I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, and my soul will exult in my God. For he has clothed me with the vestments of salvation, and he has wrapped me in the clothing of justice, like a groom arrayed with a crown, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.