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10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth;
and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

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10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.(A)

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My son, if thou be surety for thy friend,
if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

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Warnings Against Folly

My son,(A) if you have put up security(B) for your neighbor,(C)
    if you have shaken hands in pledge(D) for a stranger,

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15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it:
    and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

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15 Whoever puts up security(A) for a stranger will surely suffer,
    but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.(B)

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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger:
    and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

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

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