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

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)

16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
    Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[a]

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  1. 20:16 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text is for a promiscuous woman.

21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
    is not a blessing in the end.

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