Translations:Does the proverb about the jealous husband show that prostitution is legal? (Prov. 6:32-35)/6/en

[I]t seems to also be clear that the victims of crime had a say in how the offender was to be punished. The law of retaliation did not always obligate the victim to press for maximum charges or the ultimate penalty .... Interestingly, Proverbs, a practical application of the law, warns the would be adulterer than an angry husband is unlikely to be in the mood to come to terms and accept financial compensation for this violation of his family’s sanctity; he may will prosecute for the death penalty (Prov. 6:32-35).