Two Epistles Concerning Virginity

Have you not heard concerning Samson the Nazarite, “with whom was the Spirit of God,” the man of great strength? This man, who was a Nazarite, and consecrated to God, and who was gifted with strength and might, a woman brought to ruin with her wretched body, and with her vile passion. Are you, perchance, such a man as he? Know yourself, and know the measure of your strength. “The married woman catches precious souls.” Therefore, we do not allow any man whatsoever to sit with a married woman; much less to live in the same house with a maiden who has taken the vow, or to sleep where she sleeps, or to be constantly with her. For this is to be hated and abominated by those who fear God.