Proverbs 6:30

despise Some render, make light of, let go unpunished("non impunis dimittitur fur," Maur.). But the proper meaning of the Heb. word is to be retained with A.V. and R.V.

"The argument appears to be this: The thief, driven by hunger to steal, is regarded with pity rather than contempt, and yet is punished for the protection of society; how much more then shall the adulterer be despised as one who -lacketh understanding," and visited with a punishment for which there is no redemption." Rel. Tr. Soc. Comm.