Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Two Epistles Concerning Virginity/Second Pseudo-Clement/Chapter 9

Chapter IX.&#8212;Samson&#8217;s Admonitory Fall.

Hast thou not heard concerning Samson the Nazarite, &#8220;with whom was the Spirit of God,&#8221; the man of great strength?&#160; 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.&#160; Art thou, perchance, such a man as he?&#160; Know thyself, and know the measure of thy strength. &#160; &#8220;The married woman catcheth precious souls.&#8221; &#160; 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.&#160; For this is to be hated and abominated by those who fear God.