Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom (i:e., in the fold of his garment, across the bosom or lap), and his clothes not be burnt? Perhaps thou art tempted to think thou shalt escape detection, and therefore hurt. Nay, can one carry fire in one's lap and not be burned? The adulteress or whore is a fire clasped in one's bosom.