Proverbs 6:27-35

27 Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants?
28 Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters?
29 It's the same when you have sex with your neighbor's wife: Touch her and you'll pay for it. No excuses.
30 Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal;
31 When he's caught he has to pay it back, even if he has to put his whole house in hock.
32 Adultery is a brainless act, soul-destroying, self-destructive;
33 Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good.
34 For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he won't make allowances.
35 Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him.
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