26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,

but another man’s wife preys on your very life.

27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap

without his clothes being burned?

28 Can a man walk on hot coals

without his feet being scorched?

29 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

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,

though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,

and his shame will never be wiped away.

34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will not accept any compensation;

he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.

26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: And the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, And his feet not be burned? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,

but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.

27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap

and not have his clothes catch on fire?

28 Can he walk on hot coals

and not blister his feet?

29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.

He who embraces her will not go unpunished.

30 Excuses might be found for a thief

who steals because he is starving.

31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,

even if he has to sell everything in his house.

32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,

for he destroys himself.

33 He will be wounded and disgraced.

His shame will never be erased.

34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will accept no compensation,

nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.

26 For by means of a harlot

A man is reduced to a crust of bread;

And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

28 Can one walk on hot coals,

And his feet not be seared?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

30 People do not despise a thief

If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold;

He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;

He who does so destroys his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor he will get,

And his reproach will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is a husband’s fury;

Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will accept no recompense,

Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

26 A prostitute will treat you like a loaf of bread,

and a woman who takes part in adultery may cost you your life.

27 You cannot carry hot coals against your chest

without burning your clothes,

28 and you cannot walk on hot coals

without burning your feet.

29 The same is true if you have sexual relations with another man’s wife.

Anyone who does so will be punished.

30 People don’t hate a thief

when he steals because he is hungry.

31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,

and it may cost him everything he owns.

32 A man who takes part in adultery has no sense;

he will destroy himself.

33 He will be beaten up and disgraced,

and his shame will never go away.

34 Jealousy makes a husband very angry,

and he will have no pity when he gets revenge.

35 He will accept no payment for the wrong;

he will take no amount of money.

26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread;

And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can one walk upon hot coals,

And his feet not be scorched?

29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:

He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is the rage of a man;

And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

26 for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another’s wife doth hunt for the precious soul. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry: 31 and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance; 35 he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest thy gifts.

26 A prostitute’s price is ⸤only⸥ a loaf of bread, 

but a married woman hunts for ⸤your⸥ life itself. 

27 Can a man carry fire in his lap 

without burning his clothes? 

28 Can anyone walk on red-hot coals 

without burning his feet? 

29 So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife. 

None who touch her will escape punishment. 

30 People do not despise a thief who is hungry 

when he steals to satisfy his appetite, 

31 but when he is caught, 

he has to repay it seven times. 

He must give up all the possessions in his house. 

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. 

Whoever does this destroys himself. 

33 An adulterous man will find diseaseand dishonor, 

and his disgrace will not be blotted out, 

34 because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury. 

The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge. 

35 No amount of money will change his mind. 

The largest bribe will not satisfy him. 

26 For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,

but an adulteress goes after a precious life.

27 Can a man embrace fire

and his clothes not be burned?

28 Can a man walk on burning coals

without scorching his feet?

29 So it is with the one who sleeps with

another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

30 People don’t despise the thief if he steals

to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

31 Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;

he must give up all the wealth in his house.

32 The one who commits adultery lacks sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

33 He will get a beating and dishonor,

and his disgrace will never be removed.

34 For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will not be appeased by anything

or be persuaded by lavish gifts.

26 for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,

but the wife of another stalks a man’s very life.

27 Can fire be carried in the bosom

without burning one’s clothes?

28 Or can one walk on hot coals

without scorching the feet?

29 So is he who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

30 Thieves are not despised who steal only

to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.

31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;

they will forfeit all the goods of their house.

32 But he who commits adultery has no sense;

he who does it destroys himself.

33 He will get wounds and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he shows no restraint when he takes revenge.

35 He will accept no compensation,

and refuses a bribe no matter how great.

26 For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread,

but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.

27 Can a man carry fire in his lap,

and his clothes not burn?

28 If a man walks upon the hot coals,

will his feet not be burned?

29 Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor,

any who touches her shall not go unpunished.

30 People do not despise a thief when he steals

to fill himself when he is hungry.

31 But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,

every possession of his house he shall give.

32 He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense,

he destroys himself who does it.

33 A wound and dishonor he will find,

and his disgrace will not be wiped out.

34 For jealousy is the fury of a husband,

and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.

35 He will not accept any compensation,

and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.

26 A prostitute leaves you with only a loaf of bread.

Another man’s wife hunts your very life.

27 You can’t shovel fire into your lap

without burning your clothes.

28 You can’t walk on hot coals

without burning your feet.

29 It’s the same for anyone who has sex with another man’s wife.

Anyone who touches her will be punished.

30 People don’t hate a thief who steals

to fill his empty stomach.

31 But when he is caught, he must pay seven times as much as he stole.

It may even cost him everything he has.

32 A man who commits adultery has no sense.

Anyone who does it destroys himself.

33 He will be beaten up and dishonored.

His shame will never be wiped away.

34 Jealousy stirs up a husband’s anger.

He will show no mercy when he gets even.

35 He won’t accept any payment.

He won’t take any money, no matter how much he is offered.

26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,

And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom

And his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can a man walk on hot coals

And his feet not be scorched?

29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.

30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals

To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;

He must give all the substance of his house.

32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;

He who would destroy himself does it.

33 Wounds and disgrace he will find,

And his reproach will not be blotted out.

34 For jealousy enrages a man,

And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will not accept any ransom,

Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.