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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.