טז גּוּף הָאִשָּׁה, כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁדַּרְכָּהּ לְהִתְכַּסּוֹת, אִם נִתְגַלָּה שָׁם שִׁעוּר טֶפַח, וְכֵן שְׂעָרוֹת שֶׁל אִשָּׁה נְשׂוּאָה אֲשֶׁר דַּרְכָּהּ לְכַסּוֹתָן, אִם נִתְגַלָּה קְצָת מֵהֶן, חָשׁוּב כְּמוֹ עֶרְוָה לְגַבֵּי אִישׁ. וְאֵין חִלּוּק בֵּין שֶׁהִיא אִשְׁתּוֹ אוֹ אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת. אֲבָל לְגַבֵּי אִשָּׁה, לָא חָשִׁיבֵי כְּמוֹ עֶרְוָה. קוֹל זֶמֶר שֶׁל אִשָּׁה, חָשׁוּב גַּם כֵּן כְּמוֹ עֶרְוָה. וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחָק שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹמֵעַ נָשִׁים מְזַמְּרוֹת וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹ לִמְחוֹת, לֹא יִתְבַּטֵּל מִשּׁוּם זֶה מִקְּרִיאַת שְׁמַע וּתְפִלָּה וְתוֹרָה, אֶלָּא יִתְאַמֵּץ לְכַוֵּן כָּל לְבָבוֹ לְהַקְּדֻשָּׁה שֶׁהוּא עוֹסֵק בָּהּ, וְלֹא יִתֵּן לֵב עֲלֵיהֶן (ע"ה).
16 With regard to the body of a woman, any place that is customarily covered for modesty, of which a tefach is revealed, [is considered nakedness]. The hair of a married woman should be covered, and if part of her hair is revealed, it is in the same category as nakedness as far as a man is concerned. There is no distinction between his wife or any other woman. However, [when it is exposed] in the presence of another woman, it is not considered nakedness. The voice of a woman while singing, is also considered nakedness. Nevertheless, in unavoidable circumstances when you hear women singing and cannot prevent it, you should not refrain from reciting the Shema, prayers, or Torah. Rather, you should concentrate intensely upon the sacred subjects in which you are engaged, and pay no attention to their singing.