²⁶ And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].

²⁷ “Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “while adding one thing to another to find an explanation, ²⁸ which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one ^[a]man among a thousand [who pleases God], but I have not found [such] a woman among all these [a thousand in my harem].^(A)