But know this that if the husband of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch and would not suffer his house to be broken into.

And know this: that if the husband of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

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But and if that evil slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming,

As the man who, taking a far journey, left his house and gave his estate to his slaves and to each one his responsibility and commanded the porter to watch.

But and if that slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to beat the menslaves and maids and to eat and drink and to be drunken,

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and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hid from the eyes of her husband because she contaminated herself in secret, and there is no witness against her, neither was she taken in the act;