 | Great Britain. Surveyor-General of Prisons, Joshua Jebb - 1847 - 292 sider
...leachtri appointed by Providence for tlu coming generation. led these men to rob and steal ? (" Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry." — Prov. vi. 30, 31.) This certainly does not appear from the Return of Trades (Table 3).... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 784 sider
...to be the law even among the Jews, if we may believe the wisest of kings. Proverbs vi. 30, 31, "Men this realm counterfeit to the money of England, as the money hungry ; but if he lie found, he shall restore seven-fold, and shall give all the substance of his... | |
 | 1847 - 1026 sider
...he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her snail not be innocent. 30 Men dp g ` ` hungry ; 31 But t/he be found, he shall restore sevenfold ; he shall give all the substance of his... | |
 | Joseph Kingsmill - 1849 - 208 sider
...cause of crime, I next inquired, Was it want of occupation which led these men to rob and steal ? " Men do not despise a thief if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry." — Prov. vi. 30, 31. Upon this point I ascertained, that of the 1000 convicts, 67 had been... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 sider
...with gold, that it move not." Here an end is proposed, and the subjunctive is the proper form. 13. Men hungry. Here an individual fact is indicated, and not a confirmed habit. The subjunctive is therefore... | |
 | Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly - 1851 - 488 sider
...all the congregation of Israel ? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. m Prov. vi. 30. Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry : Ver. 31. But if he be found, he shall restore seven fold ; — Ver. 32. But whoso committeth... | |
 | Family experiences, Esther Copley - 1852 - 348 sider
...known. If anything can excuse a dishonest action it is utter destitution. Solomon tells us that ' men do not despise a thief if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry ;' and though, under any circumstances, theft is a crime against both God and man, we should... | |
 | R. W. Vanderkiste - 1852 - 380 sider
...handkerchief, or in any other way defrauds me, how different the * "Expositor." temptation ! " Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry," Prov. vi. 30. But how different such a theft from the dishonesty of some clean-washed and... | |
 | John [prose] Milton - 1853 - 540 sider
...steal no more, but rather let him labour." Laws against theft are given Exod. xxii. Prov. vi. 30. "men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry." xxviii. 24. " whoso robbeth his father or mother," &c. Zech. v. 3. "every one that stealeth... | |
 | Alfred John Morris - 1853 - 168 sider
...a greater still to a generous nature when those that are dependent on him suffer with himself. "Men do not despise a thief if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry." They may condemn him, and punish him, but the act is mitigated by the necessity— and compassion... | |
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But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 
