Proverbs 6:26-28

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²⁶for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,^[a]
    but the wife of another stalks a man’s very life.
²⁷Can fire be carried in the bosom
    without burning one’s clothes?
²⁸Or can one walk on hot coals
    without scorching the feet?

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

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