Deuteronomy 17:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 Neither shall he have a great number of wives, lest his heart turn away,(A) nor shall he accumulate a vast amount of silver and gold.
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Ben Sira 47:19-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 But you abandoned yourself to women
and gave them dominion over your body.(A)
20 You brought a stain upon your glory,
shame upon your marriage bed,
Wrath upon your descendants,
and groaning upon your deathbed.
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