Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden]; and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. [Prov. 20:17.]
“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
"Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant."
Stolen waters are sweeter, and hidden bread is more pleasant.
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”