John Trapp on Proverbs 6:30

Verſ. 30. Men do not despiſe a Theef] Wee uſe to ſay, A lyer is worſe than a theef;Potior eſt fur quam qui aſſidue mentitur. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Suidas. and Siracides ſaith the ſame of a conſtant lyer, Chap. 20. But that an Adulterer is worſe than a Theef, the Holy Ghoſt here aſſureth us, and his reaſons are unanſwerable. For firſt, his neceſſity pleads for him, hee muſt either ſteal or ſtarve, and this doth ſomewhat excuſe him, à tanto as they ſay, but not à toto; For as a man ſhould rather dye than lye, ſo hee ſhould rather periſh than purloin or pilfer. But what excuſe hath the Adulterer? non ventris inediam patitur, ſed cordis indigentiam, hee wants not meat, but wit; hee preſerveth not his body, but deſtroyeth his ſoul.