Catholic Public Domain Version
"Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned? "
— Proverbs 6:28, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?”
“Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? ”
“Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?”
“Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?”
“Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?”
“Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?”
“Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?”
Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.
For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.
Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn?
Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned?
So also, he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.
Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen. For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.
Also, if he is apprehended, he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.