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30 A thief isn’t despised
    if he steals to meet his needs[a] when he is hungry,
31 but when he is discovered,
    he must restore seven-fold,
        forfeiting the entire value of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman is out of his mind;
    by doing so he corrupts his own soul.

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  1. Proverbs 6:30 Lit. to refresh his soul

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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