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I charge thee, he said, to guard thy chastity, and let not any thought enter into thy heart concerning another man's wife, or concerning fornication, or concerning any such like evil deeds.
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For in so doing thou committest a great sin. But remember thine own wife at all times, and thou shalt never go wrong.
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For if this desire enter into thine heart, thou goest wrong; and if thou dost other wicked deeds of the same character, thou committest sin. For this desire in a servant of God is a great sin; and if any man doeth this evil deed, he worketh out death for himself.