The man who lies with another man's wife cannot be innocent, establishing that certain transgressions admit of no moral mitigation or plea of accident—they violate the created order so fundamentally that guilt is inherent. This verse moves from rhetorical questioning to categorical assertion: adultery is incompatible with innocence or righteousness. The teaching reflects covenant theology where fidelity is foundational to the community's relationship with the LORD, making infidelity not merely personal sin but communal violation. By denying any possibility of innocence despite intention or circumstance, the verse emphasizes that wisdom recognizes the objective reality of transgression against creation's order.

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