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30 [a]Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To (A)fill [b]himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must (B)repay sevenfold;
He must give all the [c]substance of his house.
32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is (C)lacking a heart of wisdom;
He who would (D)destroy his soul does it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:30 Or Do not men...?; lit They do not
  2. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul
  3. Proverbs 6:31 Or wealth

30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But a man who commits adultery(B) has no sense;(C)
    whoever does so destroys himself.

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