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617 B
617 B
In that way
"If you do this." This phrase refers to what he has just said in previous verses.
you will not give away your honor to others
"You will not lose your good reputation among other people" or "You will not give away your wealth to other people" or "You will not give away the best times of your life to other people"
or years of your life to a cruel person
"or give years of your life to a cruel person" or "or cause a cruel person to kill you while you are still young"
a cruel person
This may refer to the husband of the adulteress, who will deal cruelly with the person who sleeps with her.