Proverbs 6:28-30
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
28 Or can a man walk on live coals,
and his feet not be scorched?
29 So with him who sleeps with another’s wife—
none who touches her shall go unpunished.(A)
30 Thieves are not despised
if out of hunger they steal to satisfy their appetite.
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