29 So is the one who (A)goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her (B)will not [a]go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
To (C)satisfy [b]himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must (D)repay seven times as much;
He must give up all the property of his house.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:29 Lit be innocent
  2. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul

29 So is he who sleeps(A) with another man’s wife;(B)
    no one who touches her will go unpunished.

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,(C)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

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