Translations:Does the proverb about the jealous husband show that prostitution is legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)/17/en
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The above statement does not correspond to God's law on theft, in which restitution is never more than fivefold (Ex. 22:1). "Sevenfold" is sometimes interpreted symbolically as "the full amount of restitution," but this interpretation seems unlikely when set in parallel with the phrase "all the goods of his house." Someone merely stealing food to satisfy their hunger[1] would, according to Biblical law, be required to repay only two-fold. If they stole a loaf of bread, they would have to repay two loaves (or an equivalent, agreed upon amount of indentured work for the victim). But two-fold restitution for stealing food does not seem to correspond to the value of "all the goods" of someone who owns a house.
- ↑ In fact, in an Israelite community which was following Biblical law, the poor could (in a time of harvest) glean on the edges of fields/orchards.
