"You will not steal" Exodus 20:15

A long time ago, when the broadcasting of baseball games was just beginning, a sports announcer was describing one of the contests over a local station. In the late innings a Detroit Tiger runner got on base, representing the game’s tying run. With two outs, and no order from the bench to do such a thing, the runner took off for second base, only to be thrown out, ending his team’s chances for victory. To defend the player and soothe the hometown fans, the announcer tried to find something good to say about the player’s strategy. Why had he taken such a chance in a situation as crucial as that one? "I don’t know why he took off like that," the sportscaster said. "But even though he had lead in his feet he had larceny in his heart!"

That quip, which has s…