Proverbs 6:28-31 in English

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.

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

³¹ but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

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.

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.

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

³¹ but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

²⁸ Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

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.

²⁸ Can you walk on burning coals and not scorch/burn your feet?

²⁹ No! And in the same way, anyone who ◄sleeps with/has sex with► another man's wife will suffer for doing that. He will certainly LIT be punished severely.

³⁰ We do not despise a thief if he steals some food because he is very hungry.

³¹ But if he steals something and then is caught by the police, he will have to pay back ◄seven times as much as/much more than► he stole. He may need to sell everything that is in his house to get enough money to pay it back.

²⁸ or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

³¹ but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

³⁰ Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

³¹ But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

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.

²⁸ Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

³⁰ The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

³¹ And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

²⁸ Can you walk on hot coals and not scorch your feet?

²⁹ It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished.

³⁰ People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry.

³¹ But if he's caught, he has to pay back seven times what he stole, even if it means handing over everything he has in his house.

²⁸ Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.

³¹ But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk 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 go unpunished.

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 must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, And his feet not be burnt?

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.

²⁸ Can a man walk along upon hot coals, and shall his feet not be burnt?

²⁹ So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor's wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:

³¹ And if he be found, he must pay sevenfold; all the wealth his house must he give.

²⁸ Or will anyone walk on coals of fire, And not burn his feet?

²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; He shall not be held guiltless, neither anyone that touches her.

³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, For he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

³¹ But if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, And shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

²⁸ Can one walk upon burning coals, And his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is it with him who goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not overlook a thief, Though he steal to satisfy his appetite, when he is hungry;

³¹ If found, he must repay sevenfold, And give up all the substance of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

²⁹ So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.

³⁰ People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his need when he is hungry.

³¹ Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; he must give up everything of value in his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁹ So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³¹ But if he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

²⁹ So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

³⁰ Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

³¹ but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

²⁸ either go on coals, and his feet be not burnt?

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

³¹ And he taken shall yield the seventhfold; and he shall give all the chattel or substance of his house, and shall deliver himself.

²⁸ either go on coals, and his feet be not burnt? (or go upon coals, and his feet not be burned?)

²⁹ So he that entereth to the wife of his neighbour; (he) shall not be clean, when he hath touched her.

³⁰ It is no great sin, when a man stealeth; for he stealeth to fill an hungry soul.

³¹ And he taken shall yield the seventhfold (or And if he is caught, he shall give back sevenfold); and he shall give all the chattel of his house, and (so he) shall deliver himself.

²⁸ Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

²⁹ So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

³⁰ They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

³¹ And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.