25 Or you will (A)learn his ways
And [a]find a snare for yourself.

26 Do not be among those who (B)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he (C)take your bed from under you?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:25 Lit take

25 or you may learn their ways
    and get yourself ensnared.(A)

Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(B)
    or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
    your very bed will be snatched from under you.(C)

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