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30 People do not despise a thief when he steals
    to fill himself[a] when he is hungry.

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  1. Proverbs 6:30 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

30 People[a] do not despise a thief when he steals
to fulfill his need[b] when he is hungry.

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  1. Proverbs 6:30 tn Heb “they do not despise.”
  2. Proverbs 6:30 tn Heb “himself” or “his life.” Since the word נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally “soul”) refers to the whole person, body and soul, and since it has a basic idea of the bundle of appetites that make up a person, the use here for satisfying his hunger is appropriate.