24 to keep you from an evil womanand from the smooth talk of a loose woman.
25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart.Do not let her catch you with her eyes.
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 lapwithout burning his clothes?
28 Can anyone walk on red-hot coalswithout 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 hungrywhen he steals to satisfy his appetite,