“ This is the way of a woman who commits adultery. She eats and wipes her mouth. Then she says,‘ I haven’t done anything wrong.’

淫妇的道也是这样：她吃了，把嘴一擦就说：“我没有行恶。”

淫妇的道是这样，她吃了，把嘴一擦就说：“我没有行恶。”

淫妇的道是这样，她吃了，把嘴一擦就说：“我没有行恶。”

淫妇的道是这样：她吃完就擦擦嘴，说，“我没有做坏事。”

淫妇的行径是这样的：她吃了，把嘴一抹，就说：‘我没有作错事。’

淫妇的行径是这样的：她吃完，把自己的嘴一擦，就说：“我没有做坏事。”

淫婦的道也是這樣：她吃了，把嘴一擦就說：我沒有行惡。

淫婦的道是這樣，她吃了，把嘴一擦就說：「我沒有行惡。」

淫婦的道是這樣，她吃了，把嘴一擦就說：「我沒有行惡。」

淫婦的道是這樣：她吃完就擦擦嘴，說，「我沒有做壞事。」

淫婦的行徑是這樣的：她吃了，把嘴一抹，就說：‘我沒有作錯事。’

淫婦的路是這樣：她喫了，把嘴一擦，就說：『我沒有行奸惡呀。』

淫婦的行徑是這樣的：她吃完，把自己的嘴一擦，就說：「我沒有做壞事。」

淫婦之行亦然、食畢拭口、則曰我未行惡、○

淫婦之行亦然、任私欲、滅其跡、曰、我未行淫。

淫婦之行亦然、縱情慾、滅蹤跡、曰、我未行惡、

“ This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says,‘ I’ve done nothing wrong.’

This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says,“ I have done no wrong.”

An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says,“ What’s wrong with that?”

This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says,“ I’ve done nothing wrong.”

This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says,“ I have done no wrong.”

This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says,“ I have done no wickedness.”

So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says,“ I’ve done nothing wrong.”

Such[ is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says,“ I have not done wrong.”

“ So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says,‘ I have done nothing wrong.’

She took hold of the young man and kissed him. With a bold face she spoke to him. She said,“ Today I offered what I promised I would. At home I have meat left over from my fellowship offering.So I came out to meet you. I looked for you and have found you!I have covered my bed with colored sheets from Egypt.I’ve perfumed my bed with spices. I used myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy ourselves by sleeping together!My husband isn’t home. He’s gone on a long journey.He took his bag full of money. He won’t be home for several days.”She led him astray with her clever words. She charmed him with her smooth talk.All at once he followed her. He was like an ox going to be killed. He was like a deer stepping into a trapuntil an arrow struck its liver. He was like a bird rushing into a trap. Little did he know it would cost him his life!

She doesn’t give any thought to her way of life. Her paths have no direction, but she doesn’t realize it.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses again. He said,“ Speak to the Israelites. Say to them,‘ Suppose a man’s wife goes astray. And suppose she is not faithful to her husband.Suppose another man has sex with her. And suppose this is hidden from her husband. No one knows she is not“ clean.” So there is no witness against her. And she has not been caught in the act.Suppose her husband becomes jealous. He does not trust his wife, and she is really“ unclean.” Or suppose he does not trust her even though she is“ clean.”Then he must take his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering. It must be eight cups of barley flour. The offering is for his wife. He must not pour olive oil on it. And he must not put incense on it. It is a grain offering for being jealous. It calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done.“‘ The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord.He must pour some holy water into a clay jar. He must get some dust from the floor of the holy tent. And he must put it into the water.The priest must have the woman stand in front of the Lord. Then he must untie her hair. He must place in her hands the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. It is the grain offering for being jealous. The priest must keep the bitter water with him. It is the water that brings a curse.Then the priest must have the woman give her word. He must say to her,“ Suppose no other man has had sex with you. And suppose you haven’t gone astray. You have kept yourself pure while you are married to your husband. Then may the bitter water that brings a curse not harm you.But suppose you have gone astray while you are married to your husband. You have made yourself‘ unclean.’ You have had sex with a man who isn’t your husband.”At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say,“ May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children.May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”“‘ Then the woman must say,“ Amen. Let it happen.”“‘ The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water.It is the water he will make the woman drink. It is bitter water that brings a curse. It will enter her body. And it will cause her to suffer bitterly.The priest must take from her hands the grain offering for being jealous. He must lift it up and wave it in front of the Lord. He must bring it to the altar.Then the priest must take a handful of the grain offering. It is the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. The priest must burn it on the altar. After that, he must have the woman drink the water.Suppose she has made herself“ unclean.” She has not been faithful to her husband. And she has drunk the water that brings a curse. Then it will go into her body. It will cause her to suffer bitterly. It will make her body unable to have children. She will become a curse.Suppose the woman has not made herself“ unclean.” But suppose she is“ clean.” Then she will be free of guilt. And she will be able to have children.“‘ This is the law about being jealous. It applies to a woman who has gone astray. She has made herself“ unclean” while she is married to her husband.And it applies to a man who becomes jealous. He has doubts about his wife. The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. He must apply the entire law to her.