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Proverbs 6:30
The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
Proverbs 6:30 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 6:30 in other translations
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
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In context
27 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
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.
32 But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
33 He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
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