Proverbs 6:26-28

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²⁶for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread,^[a]
    but an adulteress^[b] stalks a man’s very life.
²⁷Can a man carry fire in his bosom
    and his clothes not be burned?
²⁸Or can one walk upon hot coals
    and his feet not be scorched?

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Footnotes

Proverbs 6:26 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb for because of a harlot to a piece of bread
Proverbs 6:26 Heb a man’s wife

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