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13 (A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners

Practical Warnings

My son, if you have put up (A)security for your neighbour,
    have (B)given your pledge for a stranger,

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26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
    who put up security for debts.

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