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26 Do not be a person to guarantee someone else’s loan
    or put up collateral for the debts of an acquaintance;
27 For if you do and you can’t repay,
    won’t you risk having your bed ripped out from under you?

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Saying 4

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

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13 If someone guarantees a stranger’s debt, hold his garment as collateral;
    if that guarantee is for the debt of a foreigner, make sure you get a deposit.

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13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(A)

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