¹⁵ He who becomes security for an outsider shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure [from its penalties].

¹⁸ A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁶ [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners.

²⁶ Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another’s debts.

²⁷ If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you?

¹³ [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners.^(A)