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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי בעד-אשה זונה עד-ככר-לחם ואשת איש-- נפש יקרה תצוד
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky b`d-ASHh zvnh `d-kkr-lKHm vASHt AySH-- npSH yqrh tTSvd

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
pretium enim scorti vix unius est panis mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
New King James Version   
For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
21st Century King James Version   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought down to a piece of bread, and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For the comparison of a woman who is a harlot is like a loaf of bread, and a man's wife hunts the precious soul.
Darby Bible Translation   
for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
God's Word   
A prostitute's price is [only] a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for [your] life itself.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For a prostitute's fee is only a loaf of bread, but an adulteress goes after a precious life.
International Standard Version   
because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life.
NET Bible   
for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
New American Standard Bible   
For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
New International Version   
For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man's wife preys on your very life.
New Living Translation   
For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, but sleeping with another man's wife will cost you your life.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
The World English Bible   
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
EasyEnglish Bible   
If you sleep with a prostitute, that may cost the price of a meal. But if you sleep with another man's wife, you may pay with your life.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
New Life Version   
For because of a woman who sells the use of her body, one is brought down to a loaf of bread. A sinful woman hunts to take a man’s very life.
The Voice Bible   
For you can buy a harlot with a loaf of bread, but sex with another man’s wife will cost you your life.
Living Bible   
For a prostitute will bring a man to poverty, and an adulteress may cost him his very life.
New Catholic Bible   
For if a prostitute seeks a loaf of bread, the adulteress endangers your very life.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and the woman will hunt the precious soul of the man.
Christian Standard Bible   
For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man goes after a precious life.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks and snares [as with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
New Century Version   
A prostitute will treat you like a loaf of bread, and a woman who takes part in adultery may cost you your life.
The Message   
They’ll protect you from promiscuous women, from the seductive talk of some temptress. Don’t lustfully fantasize on her beauty, nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes. You can buy an hour with a prostitute for a loaf of bread, but a promiscuous woman may well eat you alive. Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants? Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters? It’s the same when you have sex with your neighbor’s wife: Touch her and you’ll pay for it. No excuses. Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal; When he’s caught he has to pay it back, even if he has to put his whole house in hock. Adultery is a brainless act, soul-destroying, self-destructive; Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good. For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he won’t make allowances. Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A prostitute costs you a loaf of bread, but a married woman stalks your precious life.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another stalks a man’s very life.
Good News Translation®   
A man can hire a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery will cost him all he has.
Wycliffe Bible   
For the price of a whore is scarcely a gobbet of bread; but (such) a woman taketh (away) the precious soul of a man.
Contemporary English Version   
A woman who sells her love can be bought for as little as the price of a meal. But making love to another man's wife will cost you everything.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread, but an adulteress stalks a man’s very life.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another stalks a man’s precious life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another stalks a man’s very life.
Common English Bible © 2011   
for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up], And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For the price of a harlot may be scarcely a loaf of bread, But a married woman is a trap for your precious life.
New American Standard Bible   
For the price of a prostitute reduces one to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for a precious life.
The Expanded Bible   
A prostitute will ·treat you like [or cost you] a loaf of bread, ·and [or but] a ·woman who takes part in adultery [married woman] ·may cost you [L hunts; stalks] your life.
Tree of Life Version   
For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a loaf of bread; a man’s wife preys on your precious life.
Revised Standard Version   
for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread, but an adulteress stalks a man’s very life.
New International Reader's Version   
A prostitute can be bought for only a loaf of bread. But another man’s wife hunts your very life.
BRG Bible   
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The price of a whore is a loaf of bread, but the adulteress is hunting for a precious life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another stalks a man’s very life.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For by means of an isha zonah a man is reduced to a kikar lechem; and [another] man’s wife will prey on the nefesh yekara (precious soul).
Names of God Bible   
A prostitute’s price is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for your life itself.
Modern English Version   
For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
Easy-to-Read Version   
A prostitute might cost a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man could cost you your life.
International Children’s Bible   
A prostitute may leave you with only a loaf of bread. And a woman who takes part in adultery may cost you your life.
Lexham English Bible   
For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread, but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.
New International Version - UK   
For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.